Geography Vocab

The study of earth, land, and living things....

• map

• geography

• latitude

• absolute location

latitude/longitude coordinate or street address....

• geography

• relative location

• map

• absolute location

Comparing the location of one place to another to describe where the place is (I live next to….)

• longitude

• latitude

• absolute location

• relative location

Lines moving east/west, separated by the Equator.....

• coordinate

• latitude

• geography

• longitude

Lines moving north/south, separated by the Prime Meridian.....

• latitude

• geography

• coordinates

• longitude

The location where a line of longitude crosses a line of latitude to give an absolute location....

• coordinate

• geography

• latitude

• absolute location

Tells cardinal and intermediate directions.....

• coordinate

• absolute location

• compass rose

• map

someone that makes maps.....

• cartographer

• compass rose

• geography

• latitude