The tools of Geography vocab

the precise point where a place is located on Earth

• absolute location

• Antarctic Circle

• Arctic Circle

• axis

the line of latitude at 66°33’S that marks the boundary of the southern polar zone

• absolute location

• Antarctic Circle

• Arctic Circle

• axis

the line of latitude at 66°33’N that marks the boundary of the northern polar zone

• absolute location

• Antarctic Circle

• Arctic Circle

• axis

an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through the center of Earth

• absolute location

• Antarctic Circle

• Arctic Circle

• axis

the four main directions on a compass rose: north, south, east, and west

• cardinal directions

• compass rose

• continent

• coordinates

a diagram on a map that shows directions such as north, south, east, and west

• cardinal directions

• compass rose

• continent

• coordinates

the seven largest areas of land on Earth

• cardinal directions

• compass rose

• continent

• coordinates

a set of numbers that together describe the exact location of something, such as a place on a map

• cardinal directions

• compass rose

• continent

• coordinates

a change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map

• distortion

• equator

• global grid

• hemisphere

the line of latitude that circles Earth exactly midway between the North and South poles

• distortion

• equator

• global grid

• hemisphere