Geography Vocabulary

geography is the study of (select all that apply)

• earth

• people

• buildings

• atmosphere

Which type of location requires latitude and longitude coordinates?

• absolute location

• relative location

A cartographer

• writes music

• makes maps

• studies rocks

• makes carts

the approximate location of a place is called

• relative location

• exact location

• close location

• near location

a hemisphere is

• the entire earth

• half of the earth

A map that shows the income level of each country is called a

• political map

• thematic map

imaginary lines that run across the earth

• latitude

• longitude

The Equator is a line of latitude

• True

• False

A physical map would show (select all that apply)

• population numbers

• rivers

• mountains

• cars

latitude lines are also called parallels

• True

• False