World Geography
33112:Create and interpret maps of places around the word
vocabulary
• Map, globe, atlas, locate/location, North Pole, South Pole, country, continent, equator, hemisphere, key, legend, scale
Seven Continents and Oceans
Hemisphere: A mapping division meaning half of the earth (sphere). First, picture cutting the earth in half at the equator (0
degrees latitude). This divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere (north of the equator) and the Southern
Hemisphere (south of the equator). These are labeled in yellow on the illustration.
Next picture cutting the earth in half at the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude). This divides the earth into the Western Hemisphere (west of the Prime Meridian) and the Eastern
Hemisphere (east of the Prime Meridian). These are labeled in red on the illustration.
Find the U.S. Boundry
scale
33381:Identify landforms and patterns in populations; explain why people are unevenly distributed around
the world
• Vocabulary: river, lake, mountain, island, peninsula, bay, coast, valley, desert, prairie, oasis
Mississippi River
Mississippi River in Minnesota
Lake Calhoun
Mountain-mount Everest
Mountains and islands on a map
Island- surrounded by water
A peninsula is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.
A bay is a large body of water connected to an ocean or sea, formed by an inlet of water due to the surrounding land
blocking some waves and often reducing winds.[
bay
Coast – land next to water in the ocean
valley - is a depression that is longer than it is wide
A desert is a barren area of land where little precipitation
Prairie- grassy, flat large area
An oasis is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source.
Minnesota population map (shows where most people live) Why do they live there?
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