Sci

• Map


  Two dimensional graphical representation of an area
• Prime Meridian


  The line of longitude that runs through Greenwich
• Natural Resources


  Materials created and gathered nature that human uses to survive
• Coordinates


  Pair of numbers that describes the position of a point
• Coordinate System


  System that is used to locate places using the degrees of latitude and longitude
• Longitudes


  Vertical imaginary lines that run from north to south
• Latitudes


  Horizontal imaginary lines that run from east to west
• Wind Power


  Energy from wind
• Coal


  A combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbons
• Biomass


  Energy from burning organic or living matter
• Nuclear Energy


  Nuclear fission uses uranium to create energy
• Non Renewable Resources


  Resources that cannot be placed again once consumed
• Geothermal Energy


  Energy from the earth's interior
• Solar Power


  Energy from the sun
• Renewable Resources


  Resources that can be replaced again
• Hydropower


  Energy from water
• Tropics


  Tropical climate
• Polar/Frigid Zones


  Cold temperatures all year round
• Globe


  Three dimensional spherical model of the earth
• Archipelago


  Area of a group or chains of islands surrounded by bodies of water
• Solar Power

  • Pros: renewable
  • Cons: Expensive investment to install
• Geothermal Energy

  • Pros: Energy and cost efficient
  • Cons: Few geothermal fields that are not on protected land
• Wind Power

  • Pros: Renewable in some places
  • Cons: Extensive land use
• Hydropower


  • Pros: No greenhouse gases
  • Cons: Expensive to build
• Coal

  • Pros: High energy output
  • Cons: High greenhouse gas producer
• Oil

  • Pros: High energy output
  • Cons: Non-renewable
• Natural gas

  • Pros: Abundant
  • Cons: Running out