Basic & Euro Geography Review

The study of the physical features of the Earth is ...

• Topography

• Geography

• Geology

• Oceanography

The huge bodies of salt water that cover 71% of Earth's surface are called...

• Lakes

• Oceans

• Seas

• Gulfs

Major land masses that cover 29% of the Earth's surface are called...

• Continents

• Peninsulas

• Islands

• Plateaus

What are the lines that run horizontally east to west around the globe? (They are also called parallels and measure distance North and South of the equator)

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Vertical Grids

• Horizontal Grids

A line of latitude that runs horizontally (east to west) at 0 degrees, dividing the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Latitude

• Longitude

A map that shows boundaries of continents, countries, states, and cities.

• Topographical map

• Physical Map

• Navigational Map

• Political Map

An exact location of Earth using longitude and latitude is called...

• Relative location

• Generic location

• Absolute location

• Pinpoint location

A map that shows locations of landforms, bodies of water, and other geographical features.

• Geographic Map

• Physical Map

• Topographical Map

• Politicla Map

Half of Earth: determined by either the equator or prime meridian. (This word means "half of a globe")

• Hemisphere

• Continent

• Pole

• Athenosphere

A line of longitude which runs vertically at 0 degrees dividing the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres.

• Equator

• Latitude

• Prime Meridian

• Longitude