Warm Up What is a continent? (look in your notes) How many states are in our country? (p. 65, green box) What two countries are we closest to? (p. 57 map) What continent are we in? (look in your notes) What continent are we closest to? (p. 36) What are the three different types of communities? (notes) BONUS: What does “geo” mean in Latin?
Location
Equator Divides world in Half Goes through both hemispheres Hottest part of world Longest days
Hemispheres West and East “New World” and “Old World North and South Divided by Equator
Oceans 72% of planet 4 main oceans 5 total Many mountains Very deep