Vocab Quiz 2 6th Grade 2023

A large wave caused by an earthquake, landslide or other ocean disturbance.

• Tsunami

• Prime Meridian

• Spatial Terms

• Latitude

Why kind of map is this?

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Thematic Map

• Special Purpose Map

What kind of map is this?

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Thematic Map

• Special Purpose Map

This line of latitude circles the Earth at the halfway point and is 0 degrees latitude.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Dateline

• Tropic of Capricorn

Where a place is in relation to other places.

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

• Prime Meridian

• Typhoon

A specific location of a place, line an address.

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

• Prime Meridian

• Typhoon

Imaginary lines that show the distance from the equator, north or south.

• Latitude Lines

• Longitude Lines

• Prime Meridian

• International Dateline

This line of longitude runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England and is 0 degrees longitude.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Artic Circle

• International Dateline

These imaginary lines show distances East and West of the Prime Meridian.

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

Global Grid

• The imaginary grid of Latitude and Longitude.

• A system of satellites to find any exact location on Earth.

• Imaginary lines that show the distance from the Equator to the South Pole.

• A description of the Earth or parts of the Earth.