Shared Flashcard Set

Details

1rst exam
lines of lat and long
39
Geography
Undergraduate 4
07/15/2010

Additional Geography Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
compromise map
Definition
you can put 2 or 3 greenlands in south america
Term
equal area
Definition
you can put 8 greenlands in south america
Term
conformal map
Definition
greenland is as large as south america
Term
i.d.l
Definition
international date line
Term
p.m
Definition
post meridian
Term
a.m
Definition
ante meridian
Term
36°N
Definition
Murfreesboro
Term
66 1/2°S lat
Definition

Antarctic circle

 

top of antarctica

Term
66 1/2° N lat
Definition

artic circle

 

top of iceland

Term
23 1/2° s lat
Definition

tropic of capricorn

 

center of australia

Term
23 1/2° N lat
Definition

tropic of cancer

 

top of cuba

Term
90°S lat
Definition

south pole

 

middle of antarctica

Term
90° N lat
Definition

North pole

 

middle of the artic ocean

Term
0° lat
Definition

equator

 

middle of africa

Term

latitude

 

parallel

Definition
imaginary lines from east to west around the world
Term
86°W long
Definition
Murfreesboro
Term
180° Long
Definition

International date line

 

runs in the middle of the  Pacific ocean

Term
0° long
Definition

prime meridian

 

runs through greenwhich

Term
Meridian
Definition
Imaginary line from north pole to south pole for east and west measurement
Term
Earth spins
Definition
from west to east
Term
Oceania
Definition
pacific islands
Term
Eurasia
Definition
combo of Europe and Asia
Term
7th largest continent
Definition
Australia
Term
6th largest continent
Definition
Europe
Term
5th largest continent
Definition
Antarctica
Term
4th largest continent
Definition
south America
Term
3rd largest continent
Definition
North America
Term
2nd largest continent
Definition
Africa
Term
1rst largest continent
Definition
Asia
Term
Germanic
Definition
Norwegian, German, Swedish, Danish, English
Term
Romance
Definition
French, Spanish,Portuguese,Romanian, Italian
Term

3rd Smallest country

Definition

Liechtenstein

Known for largest % of manufactoring

false teeth.

Term
christianity
Definition

Orthodox

Roman Catholocism 312AD

Protestantism 1517(martha luther)

Term
6th smallest country
Definition

Malta

Gorge Cross

Term
2nd smallest country
Definition
Monaco
Term
4th smallest country
Definition

San Marino

301 AD

claims to be the oldest country in the world

Term

5th smallest country

 

Definition

Andora

few places through pyranese

smuggling

Term
Smallest country in the world
Definition

Vatican City

Smallest in Area, and Population

Term
Slavic
Definition
Everything in eastern Europe
Supporting users have an ad free experience!