Geography Essentials

The lines the circle the globe in east-west and north-south directions are called a

• Global Grid

• Chart

The lines of the grid that run east to west are called ______.

• Latitude

• Longitude

The north-south lines in the grid are lines of_____.

• Latitude

• Longitude

The equator is an imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Poles. The equator is a line of _____.

• Latitude

• Longitude

The prime meridian is an imaginary line that runsfrom the north pole to the south pole. It represents 0º ____.

• Latitude

• Longitude

Absolute location is

• the location of a place in relation to other places

• the exact location of a place using latitude and longitude

What is geography?

• The study of plants and animals

• The study of the human body

• The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments

• The study of rocks and minerals in the Earth

Lines of latitude are called___________________________

Lines of longitude are called

North, East, South, West are what kind of directions?

• Cardinal Directions

• Intermediate Directions