4Th Grade Ss

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meridians

Back 1

Line of longitude. The Prime meridian is at 0 degrees longitude

Front 2

parallels

Back 2

Line of latitude. The equator is at 0 degrees latitude. aka latitude

Front 3

latitude

Back 3

Lines of latitude run east and west on a globe and are parallel to one another. They are also called parallels. The equator is at 0 degrees latitude. Latitude is always written before longitude.

Front 4

longitude

Back 4

Lines of longitude run between the North and South poles. These lines are also called meridians.

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continent

Back 5

any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America)

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hemisphere

Back 6

Half of a sphere or globe. The world is divided into four hemispheres: Northern and Southern , and Eastern and Western

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Ice Age

Back 7

a period of time when Earth was much colder than it is today

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plateau

Back 8

A tall flat topped mountain with steep vertical sides

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precipitation

Back 9

The downfall of rain, snow, hail, sleet and frozen rain, as a result of evaporation and condensation.

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natural resources

Back 10

occur naturally within environments that exist relatively undisturbed by mankind, in a natural form

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renewable resources

Back 11

a resource that can be replaced in a human lifetime

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nonrenewable recources

Back 12

a resource, such as coal or oil, that will be used up someday

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conservation

Back 13

a material that is found in nature and that is used by living things