Geography Terms

The imaginary line that runs around the center of the Earth splitting it into northern and southern hemisphere.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

The point in the Northern hemisphere where the imaginary axis running through the earth meets the surface of the earth

• South Pole

• North Pole

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

The line of latitude at 66 degrees in the Southern Hemisphere south of which the sun does not set or rise for at least one day.

• Tropic of Cancer

• North Pole

• Tropic

• Antarctic Circle

The most southern line of latitude above which the sun can be directly overhead at some point in the year. Located at 23 degrees South.

• Tropic of Capricorn

• South Pole

• Equator

• International Date Line

The line that “starts” the east/west measurement of the earth. 0° Longitude

• International Date Line

• North Pole

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

The point in the Southern hemisphere where the imaginary axis running through the earth meets the surface of the earth.

• South Pole

• North Pole

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

The imaginary line running north/south on the earth roughly opposite to the Prime Meridian that demarcates the change from one day to the next.

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• Equator

• North Pole

The most northern line of latitude above which the sun can be directly overhead at some point in the year. 23 degrees north.

• Latitude

• Tropic of Cancer

• Longitude

• Artic Circle

The line of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere north of which the sun does not set or rise for at least one day. 66 degrees north

• Latitude

• Tropic of Cancer

• Longitude

• Artic Circle

Imaginary lines that move parallel to the equator and measure north to south

• Latitude

• Longitude