The Tools of Geography

Front

The precise point on Earth where a particular place can be found is called its ______.

Back

Absolute location

Front

You invite a friend to play tennis at a park. You tell her the park is two blocks north of the school. You have just described the park’s ___.

Back

relative location

Front

What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?

Back

a global grid

Front

All flat maps have ________, which is a change in shape, location, and size of places on Earth.

Back

distortion

Front

A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs ____.

Back

from the North Pole to the South Pole

Front

What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year?

Back

the tilt of Earth's axis toward the sun

Front

North America and South America are both found in which hemisphere?

Back

Western Hemisphere

Front

What does a map’s scale compare?

Back

distance on a map with distance on Earth

Front

0° latitude

Back

Equator

Front

0° Longitude

Back

Prime Meridian