Young SS Vocab week #4

8 cards·by jyoung

flora

plants of a region or era

Latitude s

distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degree

fauna

all the animal life in a particular region

absolute location

The exact position of a place on the earth's surface

Global Positioning System

a group of satellites that travels around the earth which can be used to tell exact locations on the earth

Longitude

Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees

Minoans

built a large civilization on the island of Crete that flourished from around 2600 BC to 1400 BC. Strong Navy and Trade

Mycenaeans

developed on mainland Greece (1600 BC to 1100 BC.) The first Greeks because they used the Greek Language