Geography

​Geography

By Maria Serrano

Geography is the study of Earth's surface. Earth has four hemispheres. A hemisphere means "half of a sphere"

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Let's Read Together

Fill in the Blank

a __________ means "half a sphere"

The equator divides Earth into the Northern hemisphere and the Southern hemisphere.

The Equator

​The prime meridian divides Earth into the Eastern hemisphere and the Western hemisphere.

​​The Prime Meridian

Match

match the cards

• Equator

• prime meridian

• Geography

Divides the North and South hemispheres

Divides the East and West hemispheres

The study of Earth surface

• Divides the North and South hemispheres

• Divides the East and West hemispheres

• The study of Earth surface

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The North Pole is at the top of Earth. The South Pole is at the bottom of Earth.
There are seven continents on Earth. Continents are large masses of land.

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Look at a map. There are lines running up and down. These are lines of latitude. There are also lines that run up and down. These are lines of longitude. Latitude and Longitude help people find exact places on Earth.

Draw

Label the North pole and the South pole on the picture