Topic 2 Vocabulary

The starting point for latitude, 0 degrees.

• Crust

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Parallel

The lines drawn parallel of the equator, increasing in value as you move north or south of the equator. Maximum value is 90 degrees

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Lithosphere

• Elevation

Lines drawn parallel to the prime meridian, increasing in value as you move east or west of the prime meridian. Maximum value is 180 degrees.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

The starting point for longitude, represented by 0 degrees.

• Field

• Equator

• Isotherm

• Prime Meridian

Another name for the lines of latitude

• Profile

• Meridian

• Elevation

• Parallels

Another name for the lines of longitude...

• Contour Line

• Profile

• Meridian

• Parallels

A thin layer of gases surrounding the earth...

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

The layer of water on Earth's surface, including all oceans, lakes, rivers, streams, etc...

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

The solid outer layer of earth that is made of the crust and the upper mantle

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

A boundary that shows a change in the environment, such as the layers inside earth

• Pause

• Parallels

• Depression

• Field