Foundations of World Geography Vocabulary (1.1)

Geography is...

• A group of places that are close to one another and that share some characteristics

• The lines on a map that run east to west.

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

• The portions of Earth’s surface that can be viewed at one time from a location

The exact place where a geographic feature is found on Earth.

• Relative Location

• Compass Rose

• Absolute Location

• GPS

The study of the location and distribution of physical features and living things on Earth’s surface, and how they relate to each other.

• GPS

• Map Projection

• Geography

• Biology

Relative location is

• a exact location on the globe

• relating to space on the Earth’s surface

• a description of how a place is related to other places.

• related to interaction with the environment

Spatial refers to...

• Earth’s features in terms of their places, shapes, and relationships to one another

• The line of a latitude that runs around the middle of the Earth

• A natural feature found on land

• A material that can be used to produce crops or other products

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

• The map show the lines of longitude.
• The map shows the lines of latitude.

• The map shows lines of longitude.
• The map shows lines of latitude.

To locate a place on the earth, you need to look at...

• where the lines of latitude and longitude meet
• the lines of latitude only
• the lines of longitude only
• the compass rose