USI 2a Vocabulary Flashcards

Continent

Large land masses surrounded by water.

Geography

The study of people,their environments,and their resources

Longitude

lines that measure the distance east or west of the prime meridian

Latitude

lines that measure north or south of the equator

Equator

0* line of latitude.divides earth into north and south hemispheres

Compass Rose

used to display directions north south east and west