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Continents and Oceas
Vocabulary for VA SOL 3.2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Continent | the earth's largest landmasses, there are seven |
| Ocean | a body of salt water that cover a large portion of the surface of Earth, there are five |
| Equator | an imaginary line around the middle of the earth, halfway between the north and south poles |
| Prime Meridian | a line of longitude that is the starting point for measuring distance around the earth from east to west |
| Longitude | the measurement east or west of the Prime Meridian |
| Latitude | the measurement of distance north or south of the equator |
| Hemisphere | half of the Earth. In geography, we talk about four different hemispheres |