-         Time zones are different areas of the world. The time zones start at the prime meridian. Time zones are based off of when the sun rises in a certain location.

-         Demographics are characteristics or attributes of a place.

-         Solar Energy is a renewable resource. It is using the energy from the sun to power things that need electricity.

-         Lines of Latitude are the lines that go from east to west on a map. They measure how far north or south something is from the equator.

-         A Solstice takes place at the beginning of summer and winter. It is when the poles point towards or away from the sun.

-         23.44 Degrees is the degree at which Earth is tilted. It is the degree of tilt of the invisible like that goes through the center of Earth and to it poles.

-         Equinoxes are at the beginning of spring or fall. It is when neither the of the poles point towards or away from the sun but point sideways.

-         365 ¼ days is the amount of time it takes for Earth to revolve around the sun. Every four years we add an extra day to February because of the ¼ day.

-         Pangaea is the large landmass that all the continents used to be. It broke up because of the shifting plates in Earth’s crust.

-         The 5 circles of latitude are the Artic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, and the Antarctic Circle.

-         The seasons begin on March 21^st  (spring), June 21^st (summer), September 21^st (fall), and December 21^st (winter).

-         The 8 Planets in the right order from the sun are:

1)      Mercury

2)      Venus

3)      Earth

4)      Mars

5)      Jupiter

6)      Saturn

7)      Uranus 

8)      Neptune 

-         The equator divides the world into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

-         The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere.

-         Parallels go east to west

-         It takes Earth 24 hours to rotate.

-         The Earth’s rotation causes day and night.

-         The Earth’s revolution causes seasons.

-         The seven continents are:

1)      South America

2)      North America

3)      Australia

4)      Asia

5)      Africa

6)      Europe

7)      Antarctica

-         The five oceans are:

1)      Pacific Ocean

2)      Atlantic Ocean

3)      Indian Ocean

4)      Antarctic Ocean

5)      Arctic Ocean