Geography

Geography Vocabulary
location	where something is found
map	picture that shows the location of something
continent	one of the seven main areas of land on the Earth
ocean	large body of salt water (4)
globe	a round model of the earth
hemisphere	a half of the earth
equator	an imaginary line that is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
symbols	a picture that is used to stand for something that is real on the Earth
map key	a box that tells what the symbols on a map stand for
distance scale	the scale on the map that tells the real distance
compass rose	a symbol on a map that shows where the directions north, south, east and west are found
cardinal directions	the main directions: N means north, S means south, E means east and W means west

7 Continent Song
By Mrs. Post
Thanks Mrs. Post

Our world has seven continents
and four big oceans too.
If you take a close look at a map
you'll see it's 3/4 blue.
North and South America make up the western land.
Antarctica is by itself, far down in the south it stands.
Europe and Asia, the look like one big piece.
With Africa to the south of them and Australia to the southeast.

~page updated 8/19/08 com~

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~Geography Links~
World Map	Western Hemisphere
North America	United States
Northeast USA	New York

Test Your Geography - Continents and Oceans	Student Atlas
Landforms Glossary	Student Atlas from HBSchool