WORDS TO KNOW
number of people who live in a certain place
What is population?
land surrounded by water on three sides
What is a peninsula?
rainfall, snow, hail, etc.
What is precipitation?
General weather conditions of a region (over a long period of time)
What is climate?
located at 0 degrees latitude, it divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
What is the equator?
wealth and resources of a place
What is economy?
major landmass like Africa or South America
What is a continent?
Major bodies of water (we have 4)
What is an ocean?
An area of land that has common features (economy, language, physical features, etc.)
What is a region?
The southernmost point on earth. It is located on the continent of Antarctica.
What is the South Pole?
raw materials like iron ore, salt, etc
What are resources?
piece of land surrounded by water
What is an island?
Water turns to a solid at 0 degrees Celsius. Celsius is the metric measurement for......
What is temperature?
The height of land above (or below) sea level
What is elevation?
0 degrees longitude. This imaginary line divides the earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres.
What is the Prime Meridian?
major kind of ecological community like rainforest, tundra, prairie
What is a biome?
area of very level high ground
What is a plateau?
"Names" for lakes, rivers, bays, gulfs, and oceans can be found on this kind of map.
What is a POLITICAL map?
the customs, languages, religions, and arts of a specific area
What is culture?
The northernmost point on earth. Located at latitude 90 degrees N, it is in the Arctic Ocean.
What is the North Pole?
the study of places
What is geography?
A mountain and a desert would be found on this kind of map
What is a PHYSICAL map?
The Arctic Ocean is located in the northern______
What is hemisphere?
The most important city in a state or country
What is a capital?
List the continents from biggest to smallest in size.
What are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia.