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Geography Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| axis | Imaginary Center around which the earth rotates |
| continent | Large major landmasses |
| globe | a small sphere (ball) shaped model of the earth |
| latitude | sideways lines that measure the distance from the equator |
| longitude | top to bottom imaginary lines that measure the distance from the prime meridian |
| Tropic of Cancer | line of latitude halfway between the equator and North Pole |
| Tropic of Capricorn | line of latitude halfway between the equator and the South Pole |
| ocean | A large body of salt water |