Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Arctic Circle
|
A line of latitude near but south of the north pole
|
|
|
Geography
|
The study of the earth's surface
|
|
|
Latitude
|
One of the series of imaginary lines also called parallels, that circle the earth
|
|
|
Scale
|
Tells us about the size of the map in size of the real world
|
|
|
Great Circle
|
A circle on the surface of a sphere that has the same diameter as the sphere and divides it into 2 equal hemispheres
|
|
|
Equator
|
An imaginary line that circles the eartth and divides it in two equal halves
|
|
|
Legend
|
Tells you about the symbols on a map
|
|
|
Longitude
|
One of theseries of imaginary lines
|
|
|
Relative Location
|
The position, place in relation to another place
|
|
|
Antarctic Circle
|
The special lines around the Earth
|
|
|
Absolute Location
|
The position on a globe
|
|
|
Tropic of Capricorn
|
A 23 and 1/2 line North of the Equator
|
|
|
Hemisphere
|
A half of the earth, Equator divides northern & Southern Hemispheres
|
|
|
Prime Meridian
|
An imaginary line of longitude
|
|
|
International Date Line
|
An imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
|
