World Geography

33112:Create and interpret maps of places around the word

vocabulary

• Map, globe, atlas, locate/location, North Pole, South Pole, country, continent, equator, hemisphere, key, legend, scale

Seven Continents and Oceans

Hemisphere: A mapping division meaning half of the earth (sphere). First, picture cutting the earth in half at the equator (0

degrees latitude). This divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere (north of the equator) and the Southern

Hemisphere (south of the equator). These are labeled in yellow on the illustration.

Next picture cutting the earth in half at the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude). This divides the earth into the Western Hemisphere (west of the Prime Meridian) and the Eastern

Hemisphere (east of the Prime Meridian). These are labeled in red on the illustration.

Find the U.S. Boundry

scale

33381:Identify landforms and patterns in populations; explain why people are unevenly distributed around

the world

• Vocabulary: river, lake, mountain, island, peninsula, bay, coast, valley, desert, prairie, oasis

Mississippi River

Mississippi River in Minnesota

Lake Calhoun

Mountain-mount Everest

Mountains and islands on a map

Island- surrounded by water

A peninsula is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.

A bay is a large body of water connected to an ocean or sea, formed by an inlet of water due to the surrounding land

blocking some waves and often reducing winds.[

bay

Coast – land next to water in the ocean

valley - is a depression that is longer than it is wide

A desert is a barren area of land where little precipitation

Prairie- grassy, flat large area

An oasis is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source.

Minnesota population map (shows where most people live) Why do they live there?