Geography Basics

A series of imaginary lines, also called parallels, that circle the Earth east to west.

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

A series of imaginary lines, also called meridians, that run north to south from one pole to the other.

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

Weather patterns that an area experiences over a long period of time

• Weather

• Precipitation

• Climate

• Physical Features

Line of latitude that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Equinox

• Hemisphere

Line of longitude that dives the Earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Prime Number

• Solstice

The condition of the bottom layer of the Earth's atmosphere in one place over a short period of time.

• Climate

• Ozone

• Percipitation

• Weather

A place's exact location on Earth (coordinates)

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

• Region

• Spot

Finding a place's location by describing places near it. (Roseburg is south of Eugene)

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

• Relational Location

• Definite Location

A place with unifying characteristics such as climate, land, population, or history.

• Place

• Country

• Region

• Continent

How people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another.

• Movement

• Internet

• Cargo Ships

• Walking