| A | B |
|---|
| Latitude | Imaginary lines that run across the globe parallel to the Equator |
| Longitude | Imaginary lines on the globe that run from pole to pole (not parallel) |
| Cardinal Directions | North, East, South, and West |
| Ordinal Directions | Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, and Southeast |
| The "Island" continent located south of the Equator | Australia |
| a model, or small copy of the earth | globe |
| The Earth is _______-shaped | sphere (or ball) |
| The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth (latitude) | equator |
| 1/2 of a sphere (or globe) | hemisphere |
| An atlas is a ____ | a book of maps |
| __ is the smallest continent | Australia |
| Australia is known as the __ continent | Island |
| You live on the CONTINENT of ____ | North America |
| You live in the COUNTRY of ____ | The United States of America |
| You live in the STATE of _____ | New York |
| You live in the ____COUNTY | Erie |
| New York State touches the ____ Ocean | Atlantic Ocean |
| (T or F?) Globes are LESS correct than flat maps | False |
| (T of F?) The Cardinal Directions are N,E,S, and W | True |
| A _____ is a piece of land surrounded by water of 3 sides | peninsula |
| An _____ is a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides | island |
| A bay is a body of water that _______. | comes into a larger piece of land |
| A drawing or sign that stands for something real | symbol |
| A map ____ tells what symbols stand for | key |
| The sun "rises" in the ____. | East |
| The sun "sets" in the ____ | West |
| The seasons are created by the ___ of the Earth on its AXIS | tilt |
| It takes ____ days and ___ hours for the earth to orbit around the sun | 365 days 6 hours (one year) |
| It takes ___ hours for the Earth to rotate once | 24 hours (one day) |
| When we enjoy our summer, Australia enjoys their ______ | Winter |
| North America is ___ of the Equator | North |
| Australia is ____ of the equator | South |
| Mr. Schaller is an _____ teacher | awesome (ha ha!) |
| Florida is an example of a ____. | peninsula |
| Greenland is an example of a ___. | island |
| What is the difference between an island and a peninsula? | An island is surrounded by water on all sides |
| To travel from NY to Florida, you would travel__. | South |
| To travel from California to NY you would travel __. | East |
| A ____ makes maps for a living | cartographer |
| Most maps are made with a view from an ___. | airplane |
