Vocab terms
This term tells what kind of special information is on a map
Title
A round scale model of the earth?
Globe
Tropic of Cancer
What ocean is located north of Europe?
Arctic Ocean
Who was the 2nd president of the USA?
John Adams
This terms describes a graph that is useful tool for showing changes over a period of time, like climate and rai
Line graph
What type of map shows you countries, cities, capitals and line boundaries?
Political maps
The 0 degree longitude line splitting the eastern and western hemispheres
Prime meridian
What major ocean is located north of Antarctica?
Southern Ocean
What was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars called?
The Louisiana Purchase
Usual predictable patterns of weather in a n area over a long period of time
Climate
A round or pie shaped graph showing how a whole is divided
Circle Graph
What term that starts with the letter T, would you use to describe that types of climate in the lower latitude zones?
Tropical
What continent would be considered almost directly south on Africa?
Antarctica
In what year did World War II come to an End?
1945
Unpredictable changes in the air that take place over a short period of time
Weather
a general tool to present facts and numbers in an organized way
charts
What is the latitude line at 23.5 degrees north called?
Tropic of Cancer
What three continents does the prime meridian run through?
Antarctica, Africa, Europe
True or false: There have been at least 50 presidents who have served as the leader of our country from the beginning.
False
This term is used to describe water that falls back to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
Precipitation
a type of diagram that can be helpful when comparing different elevations or heights of an area.
elevation profile
What line of latitude sits at 66 1/2 degrees S?
Antarctic circle
What ocean is located east of the United states, but west of the country of England?
Atlantic ocean
Who were the two Super Power countries that didn't not like each other during the time of the "Cold War"?
USA and the Soviet Union (russia)