Geography Vocabulary

Horizontal lines or parallels

• Lines of Latitude

• Lines of Longitude

Vertical lines or meridians

• Lines of Latitude

• Lines of Longitude

Tool used to help travelers figure out distance.

• Legend

• Map Scale

Geography is the study of what?

• the universe and its features

• the continent and its features

• the earth and its features

• the state and its features

The _________ is an imaginary line at 0 degrees that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Line of Division

• Earth

The _________ is an imaginary line at 0 degrees that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Line of Division

• Earth

The place on the map where the symbols are defined.

• A map key/ledgend

• A map box

• A map picture

• A map

What is a circle with the cardinal directions printed on a map called?

• A Cardinal

• A Compass Rose

• A Camp

• A Christmas

A small ruler on a map that shows what real-life distance is represented by a certain length on the map.

• A map compass

• A map ruler

• A map key

• A map scale

______________ is the exact location of where something is.

• relative location

• absolute location

• cardinal directions

• environment