Geography

The five themes of geography are:

• Human-Environmental Interaction

• Location

• Movement

• Place

• Region

_________ and _________ lines together form a grid that can be used to specify any point on the earth’s surface.

• hemisphere

• latitude

• longitude

• projection

_________ lines are also called parallels because they are equal distance apart everywhere on the globe and they never touch.

• hemisphere

• latitude

• longitude

• projection

The lines of _________ are imaginary lines that run north to south around the globe and are also known as meridians.

• hemisphere

• latitude

• longitude

• projection

The _________ is a longitude line that runs from the north pole to the south pole, it passes through Greenwich, England, and measures 0° longitude.

• Antemeridian

• Equator

• Meridians

• Prime Meridian

On the opposite side of the globe the _________ marks the convergence of the east and west lines of longitude and measures 180°.

• Antemeridian

• Equator

• Meridians

• Prime Meridian

The _________ is line of latitude that circles the earth halfway between the north and south poles. It measures 0° latitude.

• Antemeridian

• Equator

• Meridians

• Prime Meridian

Other lines of latitude that mark important locations on the globe include:

• Antarctic Circle

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

________ is a term used for half the globe.

• hemisphere

• latitude

• longitude

• projection

A _________ is a way of showing the curved surface of the earth flat map.

• hemisphere

• latitude

• longitude

• projection