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Earth's Landmasses

Vocabulary words about continents, topography, Mapping, Topographic maps

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topographyshape of the Earth's surface
landscapephysical features of earth surface in an area
elevationheight above sea level
reliefdifference in a region's elevation
mapdrawing of Earth on a flat surface
globeround or spherical model of the Earth
scaleused to compare distances on the Earth
meridianline between points on gobe that represent geographical North & South poles
prime meridianmeridian that runs through Greenwich England
longitudemeasures of distance east and west of the prime meridian
time zonelongitudinal belt of the Earth in which all areas have the same local time
international date lineline on the 180th meridian when crossed going west add one day east, lose one day
parallelline going from east to west that crosses the meridian at right angles
equatorimginary line that divides the Earth into two hemispheres
latitudemeasure of distance north and south of the equator
projectionrepresentation of a three dimensional object on a flat surface
topographic mapmap that shows the different shapes and sizes of the land surface using contour lines
contour linesline that passes through all the points on a map that have the same elevation


Physical/Earth Science Teacher
Pocahontas Middle School
VA

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