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social studies
chapter 2(4th grade)
46 cards·by hoagland16
the earth is a
sphere
sphere means
round
a model of the earth is called a
globe
about how much of the earth is made up of water
2/3 of the earth
what is the largest bodies of water
oceans
what are earth's four oceans
pacific, alantic, indian,and artic
about how much of the earth is land
1/3 of earth
we have how many continents
7
what are continents
continents are large land masses
the 7 continents are
asia, australia, europe, north america, south america, and antartica
continents may be divided into
countries
countries may be divided into
states
the united states has how many states
50
the united states is
the second largest country in North America
Canada is
larger
states and countries touch each other at their
borders
A compass rose is
a drawing on a map that shows north, south, east, and west and the directions inbetween
since places are sometimes inbetween the 4 main directions we need to also know the directions
northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest
the north pole is
the most northern place on earth
the south pole is the
most southern place on earth
Hemisphere
half of the earth
longitude
lines that run from the north to south pole on earth
longitude measures the
distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian
a special line of the 0 degree longitutde that divides the earth into eastern and western
hemispheres
latitude
lines that run across the map from west to east
latitude measures
the distance north or south of the equator
equator
the line of the 0 degree latitude halfway between the North and south poles
a grid
is a system of crossing lines on a map used to find a particular location
a grid box helps us to
estimate where something is when we dont know the exact location
symbols
drawings on a map that represents real things and places
maps are drawn to scale because
places are too big to be shown in their actual size
the country that borders new york is
canada
the capital of new york is
albany
albany is located on the
hudson river
there are 2 great lakes that border New york. they are
lake erie and lake ontario
there are two mountain ranges in new york state. they are
adirondack mountains and the catskill mountains
the ocean that borders New york state is the
alantic ocean
how many states border new york
5
what are the two states that touch New york to the south
Pennsylvania and New jersey
the three states that touch new york to the east are
massachusetts, connecticut, and vermont
canada is the country to the north that borders
united states
mexico is the country to the south that borders
the united states
a key is
on a map that tells what the symbols stand for
geography is
the study of the earth and how people use it
border is
the line between two countries, states or other places
history is
the study of the past