Geography Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for an area that shares physical or human characteristics?

• Landform

• Region

• Hemisphere

• Plain

What is a physical feature of Earth such as a mountain, desert, or valley called?

• Climate

• Globe

• Landform

• Relief

What is the usual weather pattern in a place over a period of time known as?

• Latitude

• Climate

• Longitude

• Elevation

What is a model of Earth that is shaped like a sphere called?

• Hemisphere

• Prime meridian

• Globe

• Region

What is the imaginary line that extends around the center of Earth and divides it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime meridian

• Latitude

• Longitude

What are lines that are evenly spaced and extend around the globe both north and south of the equator called?

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Prime meridian

• Relief

What are lines that are evenly spaced and extend north and south between the North Pole and the South Pole called?

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Prime meridian

• Equator

What is the line of longitude marked at 0 degrees called?

• Equator

• Prime meridian

• Latitude

• Longitude

What is the exact location of a place called?

• Relative location

• Absolute location

• Hemisphere

• Elevation

What is half of the sphere of Earth called?

• Hemisphere

• Region

• Globe

• Plain