Science Vocabulary From Chapter 2

Front 1

one of the seven major landmasses of the earth

Back 1

continent

Front 2

al arge community of plants and animals whose makeup is determined by soil and climate

Back 2

biome

Front 3

the imaginary line around the earth's center, equidistant from t he poles, and perpendicular to the earth's axis of rotation

Back 3

equator

Front 4

the halves of the earth north and south of the equator; also the halves of the earth east and west of the prime meridian

Back 4

hemisphere

Front 5

distance measured in degrees north and south of the equator

Back 5

latitude

Front 6

imaginary lines, measured in degrees, running from pole to pole; also called meridians

Back 6

longitude

Front 7

zero mediridan, passing through Greenwich, England, from which longitude is measured

Back 7

prime meridian

Front 8

the imaginary line of longitude where the date changes, directly opposite the prime meridian

Back 8

international date line

Front 9

a proportion used to determine the distance between two points on a map

Back 9

scale

Front 10

a precise description of the surface features of a particular area, including elevation

Back 10

topography

Front 11

line on a topographic map connecting points that have thesame elevation

Back 11

contour line