World History Lessons 1-5 Vocabulary

the largest masses of land on Earth

• continental region

• continents

• subcontinent

• continental shelf

large part of land that is an extension of the continent; it is not connected directly to it

• continental region

• continents

• subcontinent

• continental shelf

the extension of land from the continents that goes under water

• continental region

• continents

• subcontinent

• continental shelf

a divided region of Earth

• geographical zones

• hemisphere

• cardinal points

• major circles of latitude

North, South, East, West

• geographical zones

• hemisphere

• cardinal points

• major circles of latitude

the Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, and the Tropic of Capricorn

• geographical zones

• hemisphere

• cardinal points

• major circles of latitude

three main zones; the intertropical zone, the temperate zone and the frigid zone

• geographical zones

• hemisphere

• cardinal points

• major circles of latitude

intertropical zone; runs through the middle of Earth

• geographical zones

• Torrid Zone

• South and North Temperate Zones

• North and South Frigid Zones

run just north and south of the intertropical zone and the frigid zones

• geographical zones

• Torrid Zone

• South and North Temperate Zones

• North and South Frigid Zones

runs at 0 degrees longitude

• geographical zones

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• North and South Frigid Zones