Vocabulary 1
Climate zone between the tropics and the circles; climate changes with the four seasons
Temperate Zone
One trip by Earth around the sun (takes a year)
Revolution
Line that markes the places in the northern hemisphere that experience at least one full day of sunshine and one full day of complete night each year; 66 1/2°N
Arctic Circle
If it is fall in North America, what season is it in Europe?
fall
Diagram on a map that shows how distance on a map (inches) relates to distance on Earth (miles).
Map Scale
The exact point where a place is located on Earth Example: Address
Absolute Location
A large, unbroken area of land
landmass
Line that marks the furthest points north where the direct rays of the sun hit Earth; 23 1/2°N
Tropic of Cancer
If it is winter in South America. What season is it in Australia?
winter
Box that explains the meaning of colors and symbols on a map
Map key or May legend
Climate zone between the tropics - includes the equator; hot all year
Tropical Zone
The spinning motion of Earth around its axis (takes a day)
Rotation
Most important line of latitude (parallel lines); the starting point when measuring North and South; 0°
Equator
Which of the following zones has changing seasons?
Polar Zone, Tropical Zone, Temperate Zone
Temperate Zone
One half of a sphere (like our world)
hemisphere
Where a place is located compared to another place
Relative Location
One of seven large areas of land on Earth
Continent
Line that marks the furthest points south where the direct rays of the sun hit Earth; 23 1/2°S
Tropic of Capricorn
If it is spring in Europe. What season is it in South America?
Fall
Change in the shape, size, or position of a place on a map.
distortion
Climate zone between the circles and the poles; cold all year
Polar Zone
An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through the center of Earth
Axis
Line that markes the places in the southern hemisphere that experience at least one full day of sunshine and one full day of complete night each year; 66 1/2°S
Antarctic Circle
What causes some places on Earth to experience four seasons?
When the Earth revolves around the sun, the tilt of the Earth on its axis causes different parts of Earth to receive direct sunlight at different times of the year.
Give an example of physical geography
Landforms: mountains, valley
rivers, lakes, oceans