Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Lines of Parallel
Seasons
Misc.
100

Climate zone between the tropics and the circles; climate changes with the four seasons

Temperate Zone

100

One trip by Earth around the sun (takes a year)

Revolution

100

Line that markes the places in the northern hemisphere that experience at least one full day of sunshine and one full day of complete night each year; 66 1/2°N

Arctic Circle

100

If it is fall in North America, what season is it in Europe?

fall

100

Diagram on a map that shows how distance on a map (inches) relates to distance on Earth (miles).

Map Scale

200

The exact point where a place is located on Earth Example: Address

Absolute Location

200

A large, unbroken area of land

landmass

200

Line that marks the furthest points north where the direct rays of the sun hit Earth; 23 1/2°N

Tropic of Cancer

200

If it is winter in South America.  What season is it in Australia? 

winter

200

Box that explains the meaning of colors and symbols on a map

Map key or May legend

300

Climate zone between the tropics - includes the equator; hot all year

Tropical Zone

300

The spinning motion of Earth around its axis (takes a day)

Rotation

300

Most important line of latitude (parallel lines); the starting point when measuring North and South; 0°

Equator

300

Which of the following zones has changing seasons? 

Polar Zone, Tropical Zone, Temperate Zone

Temperate Zone

300

One half of a sphere (like our world)

hemisphere

400

Where a place is located compared to another place

Relative Location

400

One of seven large areas of land on Earth

Continent

400

Line that marks the furthest points south where the direct rays of the sun hit Earth; 23 1/2°S

Tropic of Capricorn

400

If it is spring in Europe.  What season is it in South America? 

Fall

400

Change in the shape, size, or position of a place on a map.

distortion

500

Climate zone between the circles and the poles; cold all year

Polar Zone

500

An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through the center of Earth

Axis

500

Line that markes the places in the southern hemisphere that experience at least one full day of sunshine and one full day of complete night each year; 66 1/2°S

Antarctic Circle

500

What causes some places on Earth to experience four seasons?

When the Earth revolves around the sun, the tilt of the Earth on its axis causes different parts of Earth to receive direct sunlight at different times of the year.

500

Give an example of physical geography

Landforms: mountains, valley

rivers, lakes, oceans

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