Geographic Vocabulary

2. the point in the orbit of a planet at which it is farthest from the sun.
5. one-half of the earth.
6. the hemisphere on the Earth containing the largest possible area of water.
8. is the hemisphere on the Earth containing the largest possible area of land.
9. one of the main landmasses of the globe.
11. an imaginary line of latitude 23.5 degrees South of the equator.
12. a group of islands.
14. a place where water is stored.
15. the four directions North, South, East, or West, are the _____________
18. a body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
19. a period of 365 days and 6 hours.
20. A part of the desert where there is fresh water and plant life.

1. the western half of the earth.
3. an imaginary line on the 180th meridian. Everything on the east is one day earlier and on the west is one day later.
4. a stream of water that goes into the ocean or lake.
7. an imaginary line that goes through the center of the earth. The earth rotates on it.
10. an opening through the earth in which lava comes through.
13. a sphere of the earth.
16. a small area of land completely surrounded by water.
17. the four directions Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest are the ___________