Geography: Unit 1

the precise point where a place is located on Earth

• relative location

• absolute location

• temperate zone

• tropical zone

line of latitude that marks the northern polar zone

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Arctic Circle

• Prime meridian

an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through earth’s center

• equator

• revolution

• axis

• rotation

the four main directions (north, south, east, and west)

• cardinal directions

• map legend

• map key

• intermediate directions

a diagram on a map that shows directions

• map legend

• map key

• compost rose

• map projection

the seven largest areas of land on Earth

• landmass

• equator

• continent

• coordinates

a set of numbers that describe the exact location of something

• distortion

• coordinates

• map grid

• global grid

a change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it’s shown on a map

• map grid

• relative location

• distortion

• hemisphere

a line of latitude that circles Earth between the North and South Poles (east to west)

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Parallels of Latitude

• Meridians of Longitude

a system of imaginary lines that divide the surface of Earth on maps and globes

• Global Grid

• Map key

• Map grid

• Map Legend