The geographic theme of location has two forms, they are:

Relative location is defined as

When the sun’s direct rays are at the equator, it is called

The first day of spring in Australia is the first day of ______________ in Canada.

The number of time zones we use today:

The time zones are placed __________ degrees of longitude apart.

The most northern line that the sun’s direct rays will reach on the Earth:

The line that is 0 degrees longitude and runs through Greenwich England is called:

Lines that run parallel to the equator and are used to locate points north and south of the equator are known as lines of ______________.

Which of these maps would be used to display the shape of the land?

Which of these maps would show the various locations of oil deposits?

Which of these maps would be used to drive from San Jose to Los Angeles?

If you were to start at 0 degrees longitude and traveled East for 180 degrees (or halfway around the planet) you would run into the

About A.D. 150, Ptolemy wrote an eight volume work named

Of the maps invented during the Middle Ages, the map that was developed for use by navigators on the water was a _________ map.

Road maps between 400-1400 were invented to show people how to get to

During the 1700’s a new technique was developed which allowed mapmakers to measure angles and distances between various points, resulting in picture of that part of the Earth. This new technique was known as ______________.

A new device was invented during WWII which measures the distance of sound waves. This new technology is known as_______________

The first satellite was launched into space in 1957 by ____________.