Geography Vocabulary

Horizontal lines or parallels

• Lines of Latitude

• Lines of Longitude

Vertical lines or meridians

• Lines of Latitude

• Lines of Longitude

Type of map that shows boundaries and cities.

• Political Map

• Physical Map

Type of map that shows landforms and bodies of water.

• Political Map

• Physical Map

Tool used to help travelers figure out distance.

• Legend

• Map Scale

Tool used to help travelers understand what symbols on a map mean.

• Map Scale

• Legend

Shows travelers cardinal directions

• GPS

• Compass Rose

People who study the earth and its' features.

• Geologist

• Geographer

Each half of the world (divided into Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western)

• Meridian

• Hemisphere

Vertical imaginary line that runs North to South around the earth.

• Hemisphere

• Prime Meridian