Location - Key Terms Review

Location…

• Describes where places are on earth
• Is an exact location, never changes
• is any of the world's main continuous expanses of land

Absolute Location..

• Is an exact location, never changes
• Is compared to other places. Changes dependent upon where you're comparing it to.
• is an imaginary line that creates earth's zero of longitude.

Relative location…

• Is compared to other places. Changes dependent upon where you're comparing it to.
• measures north-south position between the poles.
• runs between the North and South Poles. They measure east-west position.

Lines of longitude…

• run between the North and South Poles. They measure east-west position.
• an imaginary line that creates earth's zero of longitude. It separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
• Changes dependent upon where you're comparing it to.

Cardinal Directions…

• the four main points of a compass: north, south, east, and west
• run between the North and South Poles. They measure east-west position.
• Is an exact location, never changes

The Prime Meridian..

• an imaginary line that creates earth's zero of longitude. It separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
• an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and is 0°

Examples of Absolute Location are

• Latitude/Longitude, Hemispheres/Continent, Address
• Miles, Distance and Direction, Landmarks, Time

A hemisphere is…

• any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
• refers to any division of the globe into two
• measure north-south position between the poles.

The equator is…

• an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and is 0°
• an imaginary line that creates earth's zero of longitude. It separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

Lines of Latitude…

• measure north-south position between the poles.
• any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
• an imaginary line that creates earth's zero of longitude. It separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres