Terms
What is an island?
An area of land surrounded by water on all sides.
What is a penninsula
An are of land connected to a larger body of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.
What is a coralreef?
A sandy reef which surrounds shallow lagoons.
What is longitude?
The lines on a map that run north to south, parallel to the Prime Meridian.
Which continent is largest in land mass and which continent is the second?
Asia is the largest in land mass. Africa is the second largest.
What is desertification?
The process by which grasslands turn in to deserts.
What is the Tropic of Cancer?
23.5 degrees north
What is the Tropic of Capricorn?
23.5 degrees south.
What is latitude?
The lines on a map that run east to west, parallel to the equator.
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Climate is the usual pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time, whereas weather is the change in temperature and precipitation over a short period of time.
What is the Eastern Hemisphere?
The hemisphere east of the Prime Meridian.
What is the Western Hemisphere?
The hemisphere west of the Prime Meridian.
What is the Northern Hemisphere?
The hemisphere north of the equator.
What are Hieroglyphics and which country/ethnic group created them?
Hieroglyphics are the ancient picture writings created by the Ancient Egyptians.
What is the difference between a physical map and a political map?
A physical map is a map which shows geographical features on earth's surface. A political map is a map that shows the boundaries between countries and cities.
What is the Prime Meridian?
The imaginary line from which longitude is measured both east and west; passes through Greenwich, England.
What is the Geographic Grid?
A pattern of lines that cross each other to find a exact location on a map.
What is a Compass Rose?
A symbol printed on a chart or map to show directions.
What is the language spoken by most white South Africans?
Most white South Africans speak the language "Afrikaans."
How can you describe the economies in the west African countries?
Unlike some other parts of Africa, the west African economies are very wealthy.
What is Intermediate directions?
There are 4 intermediate directions they are northeast, southwest, and northwest.
What are Cardinal directions?
The 4 cardinal directions are north, south, east and west.
What is the International dateline?
An imaginary line drawn north and south through the Pacific Ocean on a map, mostly along the 180 degree Prime Meridian.
How can you describe Africa as a whole?
The geography of Africa is very diverse due to the size and scale of the continent.
Which two industries are major parts of African economies?
Farming and mining are the two largest parts of African economy.