Social Studies Unit 1 Vocab

Someone who studies geography

• latitude

• geographer

• longitude

• absolute location

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

• latitude

• geographer

• longitude

• absolute location

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

• latitude

• geographer

• longitude

• absolute location

The location of a place in relation to other landmarks is it's ________.

• canyon

• territory

• contiguous

• relative location

This means to be touching or connected in an unbroken series.

• canyon

• territory

• contiguous

• absolute location

This is an area of land controlled by a nation.

• canyon

• territory

• contiguous

• absolute location

Deep valley with steep sides

• canyon

• territory

• contiguous

• absolute location