S.S. CH1 Lesson 1 & 2 Terms

hemisphere means a half of earth

• TRUE

• FALSE

A deep valley with steep sides

• territory

• canyon

• border

• continents

The prime meridian is an imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• TRUE

• FALSE

Divides the Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres

• longitude

• prime meridian

• absolute location

• equator

An absolute location is an exact location of a place

• TRUE

• FALSE

An imaginary line on Earth that goes east to west and shows a location's distance from the Equator

• longitude

• territory

• latitude

• equator

A gulf is a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land

• TRUE

• FALSE

An area of land that is controlled by a nation is called a(n)

• border

• territory

• continents

• relative locations

An imaginary line on Earth that goes from north to south and shows a location's distance from the Prime Meridian

• equator

• continents

• longitude

• prime meridian

A line that shows the end of a place

• border

• territory

• equator

• continents