Geography Unit 1 Vocab

Study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on earth.

• Geography

• Cartography

• Geometry

• Geographic Information System (GIS)

Exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found.

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

• Formal Region

• Functional Region

Describes a place in comparison to other places around it.

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

• Linear Distance

• Psychological Distance

Earth divided into two halves

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Hemisphere

• Equator

Imaginary line that divides the north and south halves of the world.

• Equator

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Prime Meridian

These lines mark positions in the east and west hemispheres.

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

These lines mark positions in the north and south hemispheres.

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

 Imaginary line dividing the world into the east and the west.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Formal Region

• Place

The physical features and cultural characteristics of a location.

• Place

• Region

• Map Projection

• Topographic Map

An area of earth’s surface with similar characteristics.

• Place

• Region

• Geography

• Absolute Location