Geography 1.1 Quiz

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

• Cartography

• Geography

• History

• Anthropolgy

The exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found. Estadi Cornellà-El Prat is found at 41°20′52″N 2°4′32″E

• Absolute Location

• Awesome Location

• Relative Location

• Map Location

Describes a place in comparison to other places around it. Oxford, Mississippi is located south of Memphis, Tennessee and west of Tupelo.

• Map Location

• Absolute Location

• Awesome Location. Hotty Toddy!

• Relative Location

Each half of the globe

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Hemisphere

• Mercator

Imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern halves

• Equator

• Hemisphere

• Prime Meridian

• Latitude

The imaginary line at zero meridian used to measure longitude east to west

• Hemisphere

• Latitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

A set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator, and that are used in locating places north or south

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Grid

• Pattern

A set of imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles, dividing it east and west

• Grid

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator

A three-dimensional representation of the earth

• Globe

• Map

• GPS

• landsat

A map-maker

• topographer

• geopgrapher

• mapographer

• cartographer