Question | Answer |
Latitude | imaginary horizantal line's that circle the world. 30 degreeses north or south |
Longitude | imaginary vertical line's that circle the earth 30 degreeses east and west |
Equator | an imaginary horizantal line, divides the hemisphere 0 degreeses north and south |
Tropic of Cancer | line of latitude above equator
23.5 degreeses north |
Tropic of Capricorn | line of latitude below the equator
23.5 degreeses south |
Hemisphres | divisions of globe into 4 section |
Prime Meridian | a imaginary verlical line, runs thru London |
Rotation | one complete spin of earths axis |
Revolution | one complete trip around the sun |
Plate Tectonics | theory that all plates used to be one, since moved apart to form continents |
Ocean currents | cold and warm currents patterns tat transfer temperatures to shores |
Climate | combination of weather and area |
Westerlies | winds that go west to east |
Climate Regions | humid subtropical, steppe/ area of similar temps, vegitation, and wildlife |
Migration | movement of people from one country to another or from within a country |
Birth Rate | amount of people born in one year per 1,000 people |
Erosion | prosses where wind, rain, water and ect wear away at earth surfaces |
Trade Winds | winds going east to west |
Population Density | amount of people per square mile |
Population | amount of people in a given area/ factors that determin:birth rate, health care, immigration, wars |
Culture | a way of life practiced by people in a given area ex:food, religion, art, music |
Natural Resources | resources found in nature in a given area ex:oil, gold, wind, water, and coal |