Geography Vocabulary Quiz

The exact location of a place using latitude and longitude.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

Which of the following is an example of Absolute Location

• Be at my house by 6:00 p.m.

• 39°N, 83°W

• Belle Aire School has 575 students.

• Dairy Queen is near KFC.

The position of a place in relation to other places.

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

• Latitude

• Longitude

Which of the following is an example of Relative Location

• Be at my house by 6:00 p.m.

• 39°N, 83°W

• Belle Aire School has 575 students.

• Dairy Queen is near KFC

Imaginary lines that run east and west; Labeled N and S

• Equator

• Latitude

• Prime Meridian

• Longitude

Imaginary lines that run north and south; Labeled E and W

• Equator

• Latitude

• Prime Meridian

• Longitude

Most important line of latitude; divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

• Equator

• Latitude

• Prime Meridian

• Longitude

Most important line of longitude; divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres

• Equator

• Latitude

• Prime Meridian

• Longitude

Farthest point north on the globe; located at 90 degree N Latitude

• Western Hemisphere

• South Pole

• Eastern Hemisphere

• North Pole

Area directly west of the Prime Meridian; includes continents; North and South America

• Western Hemisphere

• South Pole

• Eastern Hemisphere

• North Pole