Vocabulary
Atlas
mountain range that divides fertile lands from the desert in Africa.
Fronts of seasonal clouds that bring lots of rain.
Monsoon
What is the Great Barrier reef and where is it located?
Largest Coral Reef in the world, Australia
What is a rotation?
Earth's movement on its axis, takes 24 hours or a day.
What is a cultural landscape?
Landscape impacted by humans
Weather
state of meteorology at any given moment.
Weather observations made over time
Climate
Mention five location in Europe.
Spain, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Ireland, England, Scotland, Finland, Norway, Netherlands, France, Ukraine, Austria
What is a revolution?
Earth's movement around the sun, it takes 365.25 days or a year.
What is a natural landscape? Name one?
Landscape not modified by humans.
Coordinates
combination of two numbers that indicate location.
Moved or removed from its place
Displaced
Mention four languages spoken in both Europe and America.
Spanish, English, French, Portuguese
Define Equinox, mention one with the approximate date.
When the hours of day and night are equal.
Autumn/Fall: September 20-23
Spring: March 20-23
Explain the difference between island and peninsula and give an example of each.
Island: Land surrounded by water, Australia, New Zealand, Vieques, Puerto Rico
Peninsula: Land surrounded by water on three sides: Florida, Spain/Portugal, Italy
Safari
Expedition carried out in Africa that includes many wild animals
Flat islands in Oceania
Atolls
Which continent is known as the Cradle of Humanity and which river is located there.
Africa, The Nile ( Denial, not just a river in Egypt)
Define solstice and mention one with the correct date.
When either the day or the night is longer.
Summer : June 21, longest day of the year.
Winter: December 21, longest night of the year
Which continent is known as the island continent even though it is an archipelago?
Oceania
Study of Glaciers
Glaciology
Study of magnetic fields on Earth
Geomagnetism
America was discovered in 1492 by Columbus but an interesting fact about the continent is:
Pan American Highway
Disneyland and Disneyworld
Divided in North, South, Central American and the Caribbean
Has the most diverse cultures
Compare longitude with latitude and give the names of 0 degrees in each.
(Similarities and diferences)
Longitude: Divides East and West
0 degrees: Greenwich Meridian
Latitude: Divides North and South
0 degrees: Equator
They are both imaginary lines and coordinates
Mention an interesting fact about Antarctica.
No humans live there due to it being a Natural Preserve.