GEOGRAPHY VOCABULARY

A MAP SYMBOL THAT SHOWS THE CARDINAL AND INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS.

• GLOBE

• ATLAS

• EQUATOR

• COMPASS ROSE

THE STUDY OF THE COUNTRIES, OCEANS, RIVERS, MOUNTAINS AND CITIES OF THE WORLD.

• GEOGRAPHY

• GEOLOGY

• ECONOMICS

• HISTORY

THE 4 MAIN POINTS ON A COMPASS ROSE.

• INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS

• CARDINAL DIRECTIONS

• LINES OF LONGITUDE

• LINES OF LATITUDE

NORTHWEST, NORTHEAST, SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST

• INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS

• CARDINAL DIRECTIONS

• LINES OF LONGITUDE

• LINES OF LATITUDE

HALF OF A SPHERE.

• EQUATOR

• PRIME MERIDIAN

• HEMISPHERE

• LONGITUDE

THE MOST ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF EARTH. A SPHERE.

• EQUATOR

• PRIME MERIDIAN

• ATLAS

• GLOBE

AN IMAGINARY LINE AROUND THE CENTER OF THE GLOBE AT 0 DEGREES LATITUDE.

• PRIME MERIDIAN

• LINE OF LONGITUDE

• EQUATOR

• GLOBE

AN IMAGINARY LINE AT 0 DEGREES LONGITUDE.

• LINE OF LONGITUDE

• ATLAS

• EQUATOR

• PRIME MERIDIAN

A BOOK FULL OF MAPS

• GLOBE

• EQUATOR

• ATLAS

• HEMISPHERE

IMAGINARY LINES THAT ARE PARALLEL TO THE EQUATOR. ALSO CALLED PARALLELS.

• LINES OF LONGITUDE

• ABSOLUTE LOCATION

• RELATIVE LOCATION

• LINES OF LATITUDE