7th Grade First Semester Test

Front

The Study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments

Back

geography

Front

The study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments.

Back

geography

Front

Earth's features in terms of their locations, their shapes, and their relationships to one another.

Back

spatial

Front

Portions of Earth's surface that can be viewed at one time and from one location.

Back

landscapes

Front

Describes where a place is compared to another place.

Back

relative location

Front

Exact location of something.

Back

absolute location

Front

Lines of _____________ run east and west, but they measure distance on Earth in a north-to south direction.

Back

latitude

Front

Lines of ________ run north to south, but they measure distance on Earth in an east-to-west direction.

Back

longitude

Front

The starting point for measuring longitude. It runs through Greenwich, England, and has the value of 0 degrees longitude.

Back

Prime Meridian

Front

What is the name of the line that divides Earth into sections called the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Back

the Equator