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Section 1

(33 cards)

compass rose

Front

shows directions on a map

Back

Africa

Front

the equator passes through the middle of this continent

Back

cardinal directions

Front

north south east west

Back

poles

Front

the areas at the top and bottom of the globe

Back

elevation map

Front

show the height of the land

Back

continent

Front

the largest areas of land on Earth

Back

ocean

Front

the largest areas of water on Earth

Back

Antarctica

Front

frozen desert

Back

Globe positive

Front

same shape as Earth shows the whole Earth no distortion

Back

distortion

Front

change in shape or size of an object

Back

Label the parts of a map

Front

title, map key, compass rose, scale, coordinate grid

Back

map

Front

a flat model of the Earth

Back

South America

Front

has many rainforests

Back

symbols

Front

pictures on a map that represent something in the real world

Back

globe

Front

a model of the Earth shaped like a sphere

Back

Australia

Front

the smallest continent

Back

Prime Meridian

Front

the imaginary line that divides the Earth into eastern and western parts

Back

Label oceans, continents, equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn on a map!

Front

Study your maps!

Back

word scale

Front

a map scale that uses words

Back

physical maps

Front

shows natural features, such as landforms and bodies of water

Back

Asia

Front

the largest continent

Back

map negative

Front

places are distorted

Back

geography

Front

the study of the Earth, its physical features and the way living things use the Earth

Back

political maps

Front

show human features, such as, borders between states or countries

Back

equator

Front

imaginary latitude line that divides the Earth into northern and southern parts

Back

Globe negative

Front

can only see one part at a time can only show big objects not much detail hard to carry around

Back

population map

Front

show how many people live in an area

Back

North America

Front

USA is a part of this continent

Back

Name the five oceans.

Front

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic

Back

map positive

Front

flat and easy to carry can show part of the Earth can show more details

Back

hemisphere

Front

half a sphere

Back

linear scale

Front

a map scale that uses a straight line, like number line or ruler

Back

intermediate directions

Front

the directions in between the cardinal directions; northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

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