Vocab
the study of earths physical features
Geography
North, South, East, West
cardinal directions
core, inner mantle, outer mantle, crust, oceans, land, atmosphere
earth's layers
the heating of water that causes it to rise into the air
evaporation
Move rock
Erosion
used to measure the position of north and south
latitude
inner force that shapes the earth
plate tectonics
communities of plants and animals
biomes
the area of a given space on a map or globe that corresponds with the real world
scale
measurement of east and west
longitude
the precise location
coordinates
natural hazards
area of land that supports the most diverse forms of life
rainforest
area between the equator and arctic circle
temperate zone
when day and night have the same length of time
equinox
Robinson, Mercator, Mollweide
time zones
plants and animals that are constantly changing depending on their enviornment
ecosystem
the change of a substance from liquid to gas and back
Water cycle
area close to the equator
tropics
modern technology used to pinpoint locations
Global Positioning System
the center of this line is in Greenwich, England
Prime Meridian
area of the earth that gets little to no precipitation
desert
intense storm that rotates counter clockwise
cyclone