World Geography Chapter 1 Vocab

Geography

• The exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found

• The study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on earth.

• The imaginary line that encircles the globe, dividing the earth into northern and southern halves.

• Describes a place in relation to other places around it

The exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found

• Geography

• Absolute Location

• Geographic Information System (GIS)

• Hemisphere

Describes a place in relation to other places around it

• Latitude

• Globe

• Relative Location

• Landsat

Each half of the globe

• Hemisphere

• Map Projection

• Topographic Map

• Map

The imaginary line that encircles the globe, dividing the earth into northern and southern halves.

• Latitude

• Equator

• Cartographer

• Hemisphere

The imaginary line at zero meridian used to measure longitude east to west, and dividing the earth's east and west halves; also called the greenwich meridian because it passed through Greenwich, England

• Globe

• Relative Location

• Geographic Information System (GIS)

• Prime Meridian

A set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator, and that are used in locating places north and south. The equator is labeled the zero-degree line for latitude.

• Map

• Latitude

• Hemisphere

• Longitude

A set of imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles, dividing it east and west. The prime meridian is labeled the zero-degree line for longitude 

• Longitude

• Prime Meridian

• Latitude

• Landsat

A three-dimensional representation of the earth

• Equator

• Map

• Globe

• Geography

A two-dimensional graphic representation of selected parts of the earth’s surface

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

• Globe

• Map