Geography Vocab.

Front

Exact spot of something, defined by latitude and longitude.

Back

Absolute Location

Front

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

Back

intermediate directions

Front

Located on the Compass Rose: North, South, East, West

Back

Cardinal Directions

Front

Map section explaining symbols for features.

Back

Key/legend

Front

Weather patterns in an area over time.

Back

Climate

Front

Navigational instrument with cardinal and intermediate directions

Back

compass rose

Front

One of the 7 landmasses of Earth

Back

continent

Front

Change in accuracy of shapes, direction, or distances on maps

Back

Distortion

Front

Our surroundings

Back

Environment

Front

Imaginary latitude line at 0 degrees between poles

Back

Equator