IA Vocabulary Review

shows cities and borders between states and countries.

• political map

• physical map

• climate map

• vegetation map

Imaginary line running north and south around the earth. The zero degree longitude line

• symbol

• Prime Meridian

• map key

• physical map

shows the surface of the earth including land features and oceans

• political map

• physical map

• climate map

• vegetation map

The study of the earth and how people use its resources.

• latitude

• longitude

• map key

• Geography

shows what symbols on a map stand for

• compass rose

• physical map

• map key

• symbol

an action or object that stands for something else

• symbol

• Equator

• latitude

• longitude

imaginary lines circling the earth running east and west

• Prime Meridian

• latitude

• compass rose

• symbol

Geography is the study of Earth.

• True

• False

What do we use to find absolute location?

• latitude and longitude

• the equator and international dateline

• a GPS and an XLP

• landmarks and distances

What is relative location?

• Where a place is compared to another place.

• Where a place is as defined by latitude and longitude.

• The location of a star on a map.

• The location of oceans and continents.