7th - Module 1 Vocabulary Words

What is the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create?

• Biology

• Geology

• Geography

• Psychology

What is a spherical, or ball-shaped, model of the entire planet?

• Globe

• Map

• Basketball

• Compass Rose

Which map feature shows direction on a map?

• Globe

• Map

• Legend

• Compass Rose

Which map feature shows distance between points on a map?

• Legend

• Compass Rose

• Bar Scale

• Globe

Which map feature shows what the symbols and colors on a map represent?

• Legend

• Bar Scale

• Compass Rose

• Locator Map

Which term means half of the earth? It can be north, south, east or west.

• Map

• Globe

• Latitude

• Hemisphere

Which of the following terms are imaginary lines around earth that run east to west, but are measured in degrees north or south of the Equator?

• Hemisphere

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Prime Meridian

Which of the following terms are imaginary lines around earth that run north to south, but are measured degrees east and west of the Prime Meridian?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator

• Tropics

Which of the following is a line of latitude that measures 0 degrees and separates the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres?

• Hemisphere

• Prime Meridian

• North Pole

• Equator

Which of the following is the 0 degree longitude line that separates the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Hemisphere

• Legend