lesson 1 science

• globe - a three dimensional spherical model of the earth
• map - a two dimensional graphical representation of an area, land , or sea
• latitude - horizontal imaginary lines that run from east to west
• degrees - a measurement that use to locate the distant between countries
• equator - starting line of latitude
• northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere - the equator divides the earth into 2
• 90 degrees - northern and southern hemisphere are measured as
• tropics - a part of the world between the tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn.
• northern temperate zone - between artic circle and tropic of capricorn is the
• southern temperate zone - between tropic of capricorn and antarctic circle is the
• winter, spring, summer, autumn - the 4 seasons
• polar or frigid zone - countries between north and south pole are called
• the warmer the temperature - the closer the country to the equator
• the colder the temperature - the closer the country to the poles.
• longitude - imaginary lines that run from north to south
• imaginary lines - latitude and longitude are both
• prime meridian - main line of longitude
• western and eastern hemisphere - the prime meridian divides the earth into 2
• 180 degrees - the measurements of western and eastern hemisphere