Geography Vocabulary Definitions

Fill in the blank: Imaginary lines that run east-west around the globe and measure distance north or south of the Equator are called ________.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Meridians

• Poles

Fill in the blank: Imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole and measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian are called ________.

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Equator

• Tropics

Fill in the blank: The main line of latitude at 0°, dividing the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, is called the ________.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

Fill in the blank: The main line of longitude at 0°, dividing the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, is called the ________.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• International Date Line

Fill in the blank: Half of the Earth, usually divided into Northern and Southern Hemispheres by the Equator, or Eastern and Western Hemispheres by the Prime Meridian, is called a ________.

• Hemisphere

• Continent

• Latitude

• Longitude

Fill in the blank: The point at 90° North latitude, the northernmost point on Earth, is called the ________.

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Equator

• Greenwich

Fill in the blank: The point at 90° South latitude, the southernmost point on Earth, is called the ________.

• South Pole

• Equator

• North Pole

• Greenwich Meridian

Fill in the blank: The line of latitude at about 23.5° North of the Equator is called the ________.

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

Fill in the blank: The line of latitude at about 23.5° South of the Equator is called the ________.

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

What is a drawing or representation of Earth's surface showing physical features, countries, and directions called?

• Map

• Globe

• Atlas

• Sketch