Geography Vocabulary Quiz

Write the definition for each of the following vocabulary terms.

EQUATOR

An _____________ line that _____________ the world equally into two parts.

• visible, separates

• real, connects

• imaginary, divides

• tangible, unites

Write the definition for each of the following vocabulary terms.
HEMISPHERE
A _____________ of the Earth.

• quarter

• half

• slice

• segment

LATITUDE:
Lines that run across the _____________ in a _____________ to _____________ direction.

• Earth, east to west

• Earth, north to south

• sky, up and down

• sky, left and right

LONGITUDE

Lines that run across the _____________ in a _____________ to _____________ direction.

• sky, left to right

• Earth, east to west

• sky, up and down

• Earth, north to south

Draw a diagram of the equator

Draw a diagram of a hemisphere to show two equal halves of the Earth

Draw a diagram to show the direction a line of latitude runs

Draw a diagram to show the direction a line of longitude runs