Vocabulary Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Regional Scale | A spatial scale that encompasses a geographic area where the climate is roughly uniform and the species contained there in are often restricted to that region by their dispersal capabilities |
Spatial Scale | The term is used for describing or classifying with large approximation the extent or size of a length, distance or area studied or described. For example: Global climate is the largest spatial scale. |
Continent | Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America). A continent is one of several major land masses on the earth. |
Ocean | a very large expanse of sea, in particular, each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically. (There are 5: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic) |
Hemisphere | Either the northern or southern half of the earth as divided by the equator or the eastern or western half as divided by a meridian. |
Southern Hemisphere | Any place below the equator. |
Northern Hemisphere | Any place above the equator. |
Western Hemisphere | Any place to the left of the Prime Meridian. |
Eastern Hemisphere | Any place to the right of the Prime Meridian. |
Prime Meridian | The imaginary line that divides the world into equal eastern and western halves. |
Equator | The imaginary line that divides the world into equal northern and southern halves. |
Pole | Either of the two locations ( North Pole or South Pole ) on the surface of the earth that are the northern and southern ends of the axis of rotation. |
Longitude | is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds, of a point east or west of the Prime Meridian. Lines of longitude are often referred to as meridians. (shown as a vertical line) |
Latitude | is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds of a point north or south of the Equator. Lines of latitude are often referred to as parallels. (shown as a horizontal line on the map) |
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