Vocabulary
The largest type of land mass on Earth
Continent
imaginary line that divides the Earth in Eastern and Western hemispheres
Prime Meridian
Canada, Greenland, Mexico, USA
North America
Also known as West Indies
Carribean
narrow landform that connects two larger landforms
Isthmus
The four main ways to give directions- North, South, East, West
Cardinal Directions
Spanish/Portuguese speaking countries
Latin America
Puerto Rico, Greenland
Dependent Territory
largest body of saltwater on Earth
Ocean
four main ways to give in between directions- northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest
Intermediate directions
Also known as an isthmus
Central America
imaginary line that divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres
Equator
shapes, colors, letters or pictures that stand for a real plaxe or object on Earth
Symbol
12 independent countries and 1 territory. Bolivia, Chile, Brazil
South America
another imaginary line on the other side of the Earth that divides hemispheres
International Date Line
Imaginary set of lines criss crossing and area on a map or globe
Grid coordinates
Aztecs and Mayas lived here long ago
Mesoamerica