Introducing Planet Earth

an ice-covered continent around the South Pole

slanted, not straight

turning or going around in a circle

the great divisions of land on Earth, including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

liquid-based frozen snack on a stick

the points farthest north and south on the Earth along its axis

An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole

Distance in degrees east or west of an imaginary line (the prime meridian) running north and south through Greenwich, England.

distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees

the four periods that a year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) divided into.