Geography Vocabulary

The exact spot where something is located, usually its latitude and longitude. Fill in the blank: __________

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

Located on the compass rose, they are North, South, West, and East. Fill in the blank: __________

• Cardinal Directions

• Intermediate Directions

• Latitude Lines

• Prime Meridians

Weather patterns in an area usually experienced over a long period of time. Fill in the blank: __________

• Climate

• Weather

• Humidity

• Precipitation

A navigational instrument; may include cardinal and intermediate directions. Fill in the blank: __________

• Compass Rose

• Barometer

• Altimeter

• Thermometer

One of the seven principle landmasses of the earth. Fill in the blank: __________

• Continent

• Ocean

• Country

• Island

A change in the accuracy of shapes, direction, or distances shown on maps is called:

• Distortion

• Projection

• Scale

• Legend

Fill in the blank: __________

• Environment

• Computer

• Mathematics

• History

An imaginary latitude line located between the north & south poles at 0 degrees. Fill in the blank: __________

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

The study of Earth and the people who live on it and how they use it. Fill in the blank: __________

• Geography

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Astronomy

Half of the Earth (there are four). Fill in the blank: __________

• Hemispheres

• Continents

• Oceans

• Poles