| A | B |
|---|
| cardinal point | the four main points of direction on a compass |
| The 4 cardinal points | North, East, South, West |
| intermediate points | the points between the four cardinal points on a compass |
| Intermediate points are | NE, NW, SE, SW |
| 4 major oceans | Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic |
| The earth is made up of | 75% water |
| 97% of the water on earth | oceans |
| 2% of the water on earth is | frozen |
| The earth is made up of | 25% continents |
| Equator | divides the earth in 2 hemispheres - North/South- |
| latitude lines | horizontal (flat) parallels - never touch - always North or South of Equator |
| Prime Meridian | divides earth in 2 hemispheres - West/East |
| longitude lines | vertical (long) - always West or East of Prime Meridian |
| point on the globe at 90 degrees North | North Pole |
| point on the globe at 90 degrees South | South Pole |
| point on the globe at 23 1/2 degrees North | Tropic of Cancer |
| point on the globe at 23 1/2 degrees South | Tropic of Capricorn |
| 7 continents of the world are | North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Antartica,Australia |
