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Transcript of 100 200 300 400 500 VocabEarth’s Spheres Landforms Models of Earth Borders.
Mapping Earth’s Surface
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Vocab Earth’s Spheres
LandformsModels of Earth
Borders
Vocab – 100
Height above sea level
Elevation
Vocab - 200
The shape of the land
Topography
Vocab - 300
A method of finding latitude and longitude using satellites
Global Positioning System
Vocab - 400
The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area
Relief
Vocab - 500
A feature of topography formed by the processes
that shape Earth’s surface
Landform
Earth’s Spheres - 100
Scientists divide Earth into how many spheres?
Four
Earth’s Spheres- 200
Earth’s oceans, lakes, rivers and ice form the…
Hydrosphere
Earth’s Spheres - 300
The sphere made up of all living things
Biosphere
Earth’s Spheres - 400
The mixture of gases that surrounds the planet.
Atmosphere
Earth’s Spheres - 500
Earth’s solid, rocky outer layer.
Lithosphere
Landforms – 100
What is a landform region?
A large area of land where the topography is similar.
Landforms - 200
What are the 3 types of landforms?
Plains, Mountains, Plateaus
Landforms - 300
A landform with high elevation and a more or less
level surface
Plateaus
Landforms - 400
A landform with high elevation and high relief
Mountains
Landform - 500
A landform made up of flat or gently rolling land with low
relief
Plain
Models of Earth - 100
A model of all or part of Earth’s surface as seen
from above
Map
Models of Earth - 200
A sphere that represents Earth’s entire surface
Globe
Models of Earth - 300
An imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the
North and South poles
Equator
Models of Earth - 400
An imaginary line that divides Earth into the western and
eastern hemispheres
Prime Meridian
Models of Earth - 500
Distance in degrees north and south
Latitude
Borders - 100
Name a way state borders are divided by landform
Mountains, Lakes, Oceans, or Elevation
Borders - 200
When state borders are straight lines north and
south
Longitude
Borders - 300
When state borders are straight lines east and west
Latitude
Borders - 400
When state borders are jagged and curvy
Rivers
Borders - 500
In which region of the country are lines of latitude and longitude most important in determining
state borders
West
