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WorksheetsGeography Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Geography is the study of what?
the universe and its features
the continent and its features
the earth and its features
the state and its features
Half of the earth is called a...
Hemisphere
Higher
Half
Hot dogs
The _________ is an imaginary line that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
Equator
Line of Division
Earth
The _________ is an imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
Equator
Line of Division
Earth
The place on the map where the symbols are defined.
A map key/legend
A map box
A map picture
A map
What is a circle with the cardinal directions printed on a map called?
A Cardinal
A Compass Rose
A Camp
A Christmas
A small ruler on a map that shows what real-life distance is represented by
A map compass
A map ruler
A map key
A map scale
Latitude are imaginary lines that circle the earth from
East to West
North to South
Asia to Australia
America to Mexico
Longitude are imaginary lines that circle the earth from
East to West
North to South
Asia to Australia
America to Mexico
This system uses lines of latitude and longitude to pinpoint a place on a map or globe.
Grid System
Dividing System
Organization System
Map System
What does a physical map show?
The geography of an area
The continents
The boundries of cities, states, and countries
The oceans
What does a political map show?
The geography of an area
The continents
The boundries of cities, states, and countries
The oceans
___________________ is the relation to where something is, about or near
topographic map
cardinal directions
relative location
absolute location
______________ is the exact location of where something is.
relative location
absolute location
cardinal directions
environment
Label that tells the purpose of a map
Title
Compass Rose
Meridians
Longitude
