Vocab
Waldseemuller
a cartographer born in Germany
Landlocked
Surrounded by all land
What came from Gondwanaland
South America, Antarctica, Africa, Australia, and India
What is the Highest mountain in the world
Mt Everest
What is the Country with the Largest area is
Russia
Meteorologists
Scientists who study weather
Islands
a piece of land completely surrounded by water.
What continents came from Lurasia
North America, Europe, and Asia
When did Wegner die
1930
Who came up with Continental Drift theory
Alfred Wegner
Isthmus
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses
How many continents are there
7
What two continents did Pangea first split into
Laurasia and Gondwanaland
What is the largest desert
the Antarctic
Who wrote the first new map of the world
Martin Waldseemuller
Geologist
Someone who studies Earth
What is a bering strait
a narrow section of water connecting connecting two larger bodies of water
What does Pangea mean
all earth
What is the Deepest Ocean (Bonus Points if you name the largest)
The Pacific (Trick question the Pacific
What is Greenland
an island
Atlas
A book of maps or a Titan
What is a peninsula (Bonus points if you can name a place that is a peninsula.)
Florida, India, Italy
Waht is the theory that suports the idea of Pangea called
continental drift theory
What is the name for both Europe and Asia
Eurasia
Who was Atlas
The Titan who has to hold up the sky