5th grade SS Word Scramble
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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 |
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