Geography Vocabulary chapter 1

What is the term for the following definition? Earth's surface that can be viewed at one time from one location.

• landscape

• continent

• ocean

• atmosphere

What is the term for the following definition? 0° latitude line that circles middle of Earth.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

What is the term for the following definition? Natural surroundings of a place.

• environment

• population

• climate

• technology

What is the term for the following definition? A part of something.

• component

• surface

• pattern

• result

What is the term for the following definition? Always changing.

• dynamic

• static

• permanent

• constant

What is the term for the following definition? Where a place is compared to another place.

• relative location

• absolute location

• physical feature

• cultural region

What is the term for the following definition? Lines run north to south; measures Earth in east-to-west direction.

• longitude

• latitude

• equator

• prime meridian

What is the term for the following definition? A natural feature of the land.

• landform

• continent

• climate

• ecosystem

What is the term for the following definition? Study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments.

• geography

• biology

• chemistry

• astronomy

What is the term for the following definition? Exact location of something.

• absolute location

• relative location

• region

• place