Basic Geography

37 degrees North, 76 degrees West

• Absolute Location

• Relative Locations

Down the street on the left side of the road, past the stop sign.

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

What type of map shows borders of countries, states, provinces, and cities?

• poltical

• thematic

• physical

• natural resource

0 degrees longitude

• equator

• prime meridian

• international date line

0 degrees latitude

• equator

• prime meridian

• tropic of cancer

• tropic of capricorn

In which Hemisphere  are Japan and China located?

• Eastern
• Western

North and South America are in what hemisphere?

• Northern
• Southern
• Western
• Eastern

This tells you what is being shown.

• Key

• Compass Rose

• Title

• Scale Bar

On which continent are England, France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal located?

• Australia
• Asia
• Europe
• Africa

What is this an example of?

• compass rose

• physical map

• map grid

• map key