Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Geography
Test 1
28
Social Studies
5th Grade
09/22/2012

Additional Social Studies Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Name the Seven Continents
Definition
  • North America
  •  South America
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Africa
  • Australia
  • Antartica
Term
Name the 4 Oceans
Definition
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Artic Ocean
Term
Name the 4 Hemispheres
Definition
  1. Northern
  2. Southern
  3. Western
  4. Eastern 
Term
Continents
Definition
Large bodies of land.
Term
Hemisphere
Definition
Half a sphere. Geographers use the term hemisphere to refer to half of the earth.
Term
Equator
Definition
Separates the northern and southern hemisphere.
Term
Geography
Definition
The study of the earth.
Term
Globe
Definition
A small copy of the earth that gives us information about the world.
Term
maps
Definition
Are drawings of the earth on flat surfaces.
Term
Hemi
Definition
A Greek world meaning half.
Term
Sphere
Definition
Is a round objecct.
Term
Axis
Definition
The earth spins on the imaginary line.
Term
Latitude
Definition
Lines that run east to west. (side to side)
Term
Another name for lines that run east to west
Definition
Pararllels
Term
Longitude
Definition
Lines that run north to south.
Term
Lines that run North to South (longitude) are also called?
Definition
Meridians
Term
Equator
Definition
The main line of latitude.
Term
Prime Meridian
Definition
The main line of longitude. It is marked 0 on a map of the world.
Term
What divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere?
Definition
The Equator.
Term
North Pole
Definition
The most northern place in the world.
Term
South Pole
Definition
The most southern place in the world.
Term
Tropics of Cancer
Definition
The area right above the equator.
Term
Tropics of Capricorn
Definition
The area right below the equator.
Term
Tropics
Definition
The areas north and south of the equator are known as the tropics because the areas are so hot.
Term
The areas that receive the least light are the ?
Definition
Poles
Supporting users have an ad free experience!