G04 - Vocabulary - U3A - Introduction

A large body of land Africa is the second-largest ...... on Earth. Australia is both a country and a ....... . There are seven ........ on our planet. This word came from Latin about 500 years ago. It meant "continuous land".

• continent
• noun
• ocean
• adverb

A nation with its land and people Canada is a very large ...... in North America. Each ....... has its own flag and government. People who travel to another ........ need a passport. This word came from Latin through French about 700 years ago. It meant "land opposite the viewer".

• country
• noun
• statelessness
• conjunction

An imaginary line that separates the northern & southern hemispheres on Earth The ...... is the hottest part of the Earth. Countries near the ....... have warm weather all year. The ........ divides the Earth into two equal halves. This word came from Latin about 600 years ago. It meant "equalizer of day and night".

• equator
• noun
• pole
• verb

A ball with the map of the Earth on it We used a ...... to find where different countries are located. A ....... shows the Earth as a round ball. Spinning a ........ can help you learn about the world. This word came from Latin about 600 years ago. It meant "round mass" or "sphere".

• globe
• noun
• flat map
• adverb

One half of the Earth The United States is in the Northern ...... Summer in one ....... is winter in the other. A ........ is half of the Earth's surface. This word came from Greek about 600 years ago. It meant "half a sphere".

• hemisphere
• noun
• unity
• conjunction

A person who lives somewhere A fish is an ...... of the ocean. The first ....... of America were Native Americans. Mars has no ........ that we know of. This word came from Latin about 600 years ago. It meant "one who dwells in".

• inhabitant
• noun
• outsider
• adjective

A drawing of the Earth's surface, or a part of it We used a ...... to find our way to the park. A treasure ....... shows where buried gold might be. Reading a ........ is an important skill for travelers. This word came from Latin about 500 years ago. It meant "napkin" or "cloth" on which maps were drawn.

• map
• noun
• confusion
• adverb

An edge or outline The fence marks the ...... between our yard and the neighbor's. You need to show your passport at the ....... when entering a new country. A frame creates a ........ around a picture. This word came from Old French about 700 years ago. It meant "edge" or "seam".

• border
• noun
• center
• preposition

To picture something in your mind Close your eyes and ...... you're on a sunny beach. Authors ....... new worlds when they write stories. It's fun to ........ what you'll be when you grow up. This word came from Latin through French about 600 years ago. It meant "to form a mental image".

• imagine
• verb
• dismiss
• noun

A group of things in a certain order The store has a wide ...... of toys to choose from. Mountains often come in a ......., like the Rocky Mountain range. The temperature ........ today will be from 60 to 80 degrees. This word came from Old French about 800 years ago. It meant "row" or "rank".

• range
• noun
• singularity
• conjunction