Earth as an Island (Week 1 Vocabulary)

Human made feature

this shows the size and shape of features on a map and where they are

the size of something compared to the size in the real life

one of the earth's seven major areas of land. The continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

How high the land is compared to the level of the sea

Examples of landforms are hills,mountains, beaches, cliffs etc

Nature made feature

having to do with the whole earth.

Also known as a legend, the key has a list of features (Using symbols) to help you find what you are looking for on a map

a unit of length equal to one thousand meters or 0.621 mile

to bring in from another country, especially to sell

You measure this in degrees and you measure from east to west

the things and conditions that are all around one.

a unit of length equal to 5,280 feet or 1.609 kilometers.

carrying or moving something.

the measure of space between things

to send to another country to sell.

You measure this in degrees and you measure from north to south

an area of land smaller than a continent and surrounded by water on all sides.

lines that mean values(numbers) to show difference in elevation, weather and other features you can put on a map.