Geography Unit 1

A scale model of the Earth

• Globe

• Climate

• Weather

Large landmasses

• Globe

• Continents

A flat drawing that shows all of part of Earth’s surface

• Map

• Water Cycle

The movement of water from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back

• Solar Energy

• Water Cycle

The short-term changes in the air for a given place and time

• Climate

• Weather

A region’s average weather conditions over a long period

• Climate

• Weather

Energy from the sun

• Solar Energy

• Water Cycle

Latitude line that goes around center of the earth

• Equator

• Prime Meridan

• Tropic of Cancer

Longitude line that goes through Greenwich, England

• Prime Meridan

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

A large body of Water

• Ocean

• Desert