Geography Vocabulary

A cartographer is ?

• A person who makes maps.

• A person who writes novels.

• A person who paints portraits.

• A person who cooks meals.

A hemisphere is:

• Half of a sphere

• A complete sphere

• A quarter of a sphere

• A section of a circle

Latitude is defined as .....

• The angular distance of a location north or south of the Earth's equator

• The angular distance of a location east or west of the Earth's prime meridian

• The measurement of the Earth's circumference

• The distance between the Earth and the Sun

Longitude is the measure of.....

• It is a measure of east-west position.

• It is a measure of north-south position.

• It is a measurement of time.

• It is a temperature reading.

The equator is:

• An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• A meridian line that divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

• A mountain range in the middle of the Earth.

• A line of longitude.

Humidity is defined as ?

• The amount of water vapor present in the air.

• The measure of temperature.

• The rate of air pressure.

• The reading of wind strength.

Doppler radar is a system that uses the .....

• It measures the velocity of objects by detecting changes in frequency of reflected signals.

• It is used solely for measuring rainfall intensity.

• It is a device used for cellular communication.

• It is a type of advanced satellite imaging system.

Tropical: ______ - very hot and humid area typically jungle flora.

• Tropical

• Arctic

• Temperate

• Desert

______ - boarding on a tropic/s nearly tropical.

• Subtropical

• Tropical

• Arctic

• Temperate

Tundra: ______ - a vast flat land in the arctic regions.

• Tundra

• Desert

• Savannah

• Forest