World Geography Pre-AP Lesson 1 Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

What term is used to name each half of the earth, divided either north and south or east and west?

Back

hemisphere

Front

Which set of imaginary lines goes around the earth over the poles?

Back

Longitude lines

Front

What imaginary line divides the earth into eastern and western hemisphere?

Back

The Prime Meridian

Front

What geographic tool is a three-dimensional representation of the earth?

Back

A globe

Front

What imaginary line divides the earth into northern and southern halves?

Back

The equator

Front

Which term is used to describe the location of a geographic feature in relation to other nearby features?

Back

Relative location

Front

Which term is used to name a drawing of the earth’s surface that reduces distortions that are caused by converting three dimensions into two dimensions?

Back

Map projections

Front

Which term is used to describe the exact place on earth at which a geographic feature is found? Options: Absolute location, Altitude location, Relative location, Geographic location

Back

Absolute location

Front

Which set of imaginary lines runs parallel to the equator?

Back

Latitude lines

Front

Movement, Location, Place, Region and Human-Environment Interaction are known as...

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The Five Themes of Geography