World Geography vocabulary 2 2022- 2023

This line divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• International Date Line

The half of the earth, that is divided by the Equator (North or South) and the Prime Meridian (East and West)

• Hemisphere

• Continent

• Region

• Ocean

Lines that measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.

• Latitude

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Longitude

a specific physical feature of the Earth’s surface

• Absolute Location

• landforms

• Relative Location

• Hand Signals

What is geography?

• The study of the distribution and interaction of Earth's physical and human features.

• The study of the measurement and physical descriptions of places, regions, areas, and land masses.

• The study of the history and development of the earth.

• The study of land, water, natural resources, and population flows.

Which of the following is NOT a relative location

• San Diego California is East of the Pacific Ocean and North of Mexico.

• Medina, Ohio is at 41° North latitude and 81° West longitude

• Austin, Texas is South of Oklahoma and West of Louisiana

• St. Paul, Minnesota is North of Iowa and South of Canada

patterns – an observable model, style or trend, generally observed on maps in geography

• patterns

• Imaginary Location

• Relative Location

• Hand Signals

study of human activities related to interaction with the environment and control of the Earth’s surface

• human geography

• processes –

• physical geography

• geographic factors

 physical and human conditions that impact the environments of places and regions

• human geography

• processes –

• physical geography

• geographic factors

the solid surface of Earth, including the soil and landforms

• lithosphere

• Continents

• Ocean

• Island