Geography Skills

A model of Earth is called a ___________.

• statue

• globe

• scale

• compass rose

Half of the earth is called a ______________.

• equator

• symbol

• sphere

• hemisphere

The imaginary line that extends around the center of the earth is called the _________.

• North Pole

• Equator

• South Pole

• Scale

The exact location is called __________ location.

• absolute

• relative

• map

• region

The line of longitude marked as 0 degrees.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Scale

• Hemisphere

These lines run from the north pole to the south pole.

• latitude

• longitude

• equator

• compass rose

These lines run from east to west and are flat.

• latitude

• longitude

• symbols

• elevation maps

This describes one place in relation to another place.

• Absolute location

• Relative location

The __________ tells what the map shows.

• Scale

• symbols

• title

• compass rose

This shows distance on a map.

• compass rose

• map legend

• title

• scale