Geography Terms

Which term measures the distance north or south of the equator?

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Prime Meridian

• Elevation

the region of the stratosphere with that absorbs ultraviolet radiation protecting organisms on earth.

• Elevation

• Global Warming

• Ozone Layer

• Equator

The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Equator

• Elevation

an increase in the average temperature worldwide believed to be caused by the greenhouse effect

• Climate

• Weather

• Summer

• Global Warming

The great circle of the earth with a latitude of 0°, dividing the N and S hemispheres

• Latitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Isthmus

a point of a river where it nears the sea, with a mixing of fresh water and salt (tidal) water

• Isthmus

• Atoll

• Estuary

• Glacier

the long-term prevalent weather conditions of an area, determined by latitude, position relative to oceans or continents, altitude, etc

• Global Warming

• Climate

• Weather

• Weathering

piece of land jutting into a body of water.

• fjord

• glacier

• peninsula

• island

the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.

• climate

• erosion

• global warming

• weather

a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, typically formed by a glaciated valley.

• glacier

• fjord

• peninsula

• erosion