World Geography Regions Flashcards
Grade 3 · Social Studies · Flashcards
Review the seven continents, world regions, and important geographic vocabulary.
Flashcards
- region
- An area of Earth that shares common features such as climate, landforms, or culture
- continent
- One of the seven large land masses: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica
- equator
- An imaginary line around Earth's middle at 0 degrees latitude
- climate
- The pattern of weather in a region over many years
- tropical region
- A warm, rainy region near the equator
- desert region
- A dry region that gets very little rainfall each year
- polar region
- A very cold region near the North or South Pole, covered in ice
- rainforest
- A dense, warm forest that receives very heavy rainfall
- landform
- A natural physical feature of Earth's surface, such as a mountain, valley, or plain
- Northern Hemisphere
- The half of Earth that is north of the equator
- Southern Hemisphere
- The half of Earth that is south of the equator
- Asia
- The largest continent on Earth, located mostly in the Northern Hemisphere
- Antarctica
- The coldest continent, located at the South Pole and covered in ice
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