5th grade SS

Description:	5th grade SS geography and map skills
Category:	Geography
Created by:	fhershey on 2008-08-25

Question	Answer
environment	all things that surround us, such as land, water, air, and trees.
region	large area that has common features that set it apart from other areas
continents	large, continuous, discrete masses of land, ideally separated by expanses of water
latitude lines	distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees
equator	imaginary line around the middle of the earth halfway between the north pole and south pole; 0 degrees latitude
geography	study of earth and how people use it
prime meridian	line of longitude marked 0 degrees. other lines of longitude are measured in degrees East or West of the this line.
globe	round model of Earth
longitude lines	distance East or West of the prime meridian, measured in degrees.
hemisphere	half of a sphere or globe. Earth can be divided into them
five themes of geography	location, place, human/environment interaction, movement, and region
Northern Hemisphere	half of the Earth north of the equator
equator	the widest point between the North and South poles
Southern Hemisphere	half of the Earth south of the equator
Western Hemisphere	half of the Earth to the west of the prime meridian
Eastern Hemisphere	half of the Earth to the east of the prime meridian
latitude lines	parallels, because they are parallel to the equator
meridians	lines of longitude circle the Earth in a north-south direction
longitude lines	are farthest apart at the middle of the Earth but become closer together as they move toward the poles
equator	an important latitude line
hemi	half
absolute	means a location in latitude and longitude numbers to be exact
relative	can be measured through means of a relationshiop of one or more against another
geographer	a person who studies geography