Geography Basics Review

 Geographers identify imaginary east-west circles or ___lines around the globe.

• Latitude

• Prime Meridian

  
  

• Longitude

Shows the state borders, capitals, major cities, and roads ___.

• Physical Feature Maps

  
  

• Distribution Maps

  
  

• Political Maps

  
  

The study of Earth is called___.

• Geography

• equator

• diagrams

  
  

The place on the map where certain symbols will be explained.___

• Cardinal Directions

  
  

• Map Scale

  
  

• Map Key/Legend

  
  

A model on the map that shows the cardinal directions. ___

• Diagrams

• Compass Rose

  
  

• Map Key/Legend

  
  

What are lines that run north to south on a map are called?

• Cardinal Directions

  
  

• Longitude lines

  
  

• Compass Rose

  
  

Where a place is in relation to other places ___.

• Relative Location

  
  

• Political Maps

  
  

• Absolute Location

  
  

Defined as 0 degrees latitude ___.

• Longitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

  
  

 What shows the relationship between distance on the map and the corresponding distance on the ground.___

• Map Scale

  
  

• Map Key/Legend

  
  

• Political Maps

  
  

North, South, East, and West are called ___.

• Geography

• Cardinal Directions

  
  

• Intermediate Directions

  
  

• Compass Rose