Geography Terms

Fill in the blank: Imaginary lines on a map that run east and west and measure distances north and south of the Equator are called _________.

• latitude

• longitude

• meridians

• parallels

Fill in the blank: Imaginary lines on a map that run north and south and measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian are called _________.

• latitude

• longitude

• equator

• tropics

Fill in the blank: The imaginary line on a map that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres; 0 degrees latitude is called the _________.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

Fill in the blank: The imaginary line on a map that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres; 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• International Date Line

Fill in the blank: A main landmass of the globe; there are seven (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica) is called a _________.

• continent

• island

• peninsula

• archipelago

Fill in the blank: A symbol on a map to show the cardinal directions is called a _________.

• compass rose

• legend

• scale

• grid

Fill in the blank: _______ is the study of the features of Earth's surface and the way people use Earth's resources.

• Geography

• Biology

• Astronomy

• Chemistry

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a large body of salt water surrounded by land (much smaller than an ocean).

• lake

• pond

• river

• stream

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a body of water surrounded by land.

• lake

• river

• ocean

• pond

Fill in the blank: A ______ is land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.

• peninsula

• island

• continent

• plateau