Geography Terms

These measure the distance North or South of the Equator. They are also called Parallels.

• Lines of Longitude

• Prime Meridian

• Lines of Latitude

• Hemisphere

Lines of Longitude are also called what?

What measures East and West of the Prime Meridian?

• Ruler

• Compass Rose

• Lines of Latitude

• Lines of Longitude

What divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• Chainsaw

• Equator

What is a spherical model that is the most accurate representation of the Earth?

This is a tool that measures the relationship between the distance of locations on a map and the distance of locations in real life.

• Map Scale

• Ruler

• Globe

• Compass Rose

This a large part of the ocean that extends into land.

• Delta

• River

• Gulf

• Cape

This is smaller than a gulf but is still a large body of water.

• Bay

• Ocean

• River

• Coast

What is a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water?

What are the Five Oceans?

• Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, Southern

• Pacific, Mediterranean, Arctic, Atlantic, Southern

• Northern, Pacific, Arctic, Southern, Atlantic

• Southern, Mediterranean, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian