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Geography Vocabulary

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____________________________ is a scale model of the earth

a)

Globe

b)

Map

2.

_______________________________ is the pattern of lines that circles the globe.

a)

Latitudes

b)

Grid

3.

______________ are the east-west lines

a)

Longitudes & Parallels

b)

Latitude & Parallels

4.

North-south lines

a)

Longitudes & Parallels

b)

Longitude & Meridians

5.

The distance measured between parallels

a)

Minutes

b)

Degrees

6.

Sub components of degrees

a)

Degrees

b)

Minutes

7.

Seven large landmasses that our planet is divided into

a)

Island

b)

Continents

8.

Shows where in the world the area on a map is located

a)

Location Map

b)

Location Projector

9.

Explains what the symbols on the map represent

a)

Map

b)

Legend

10.

The distance between points on a map in either miles or kilometers

a)

Title

b)

Scale

11.

A directional indicator that shows which way north, south, east, and west lie on

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Compass Map

12.

Shows the subject of the map

a)

Title

b)

Legend

13.

Landmasses smaller than continents and completely surrounded by water

a)

Islands

b)

Beaches

14.

Flat diagram of all parts of the earth’s surface

a)

Map

b)

Locator Map

15.

Different ways of showing our round planet on flat maps

a)

Legend

b)

Map Projection

16.

______ is the study of the world’s people and places

a)

Global History

b)

Geography

17.

An imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Poles

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

18.

An imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England. It represents zero longitude

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

19.

A geographic realm is a...

a)

form of regionalization

b)

form of ratification

20.

Which realm share these common characteristics: territorially small but globally influencer

a)

NASWA-North Africa Southwest Asia

b)

Europe

21.

Which realm share these common characteristics: territorially enormous and cold

a)

Russia

b)

Asia

22.

Which realm share these common characteristics: History of settlers and diversity

a)

Middle America

b)

North America

23.

Which realm share these common characteristics: history of European invaders and tropical

a)

South America

b)

Middle America

24.

Which realm share these common characteristics: Hispanic Culture and history of Spanish and Portuguese influences

a)

South America

b)

North America

25.

Which realm share these common characteristics: Arabic influence and birthplace of the world’s major religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam)

a)

Middle East

b)

NASWA-North Africa/Southwest Asia

26.

Which realm share this common characteristic: History of humanity

a)

NASWA

b)

Subsaharan Africa

27.

Which realm share these common characteristics: peninsula and mountains and Desert-(Himalayas & Hindu Kush)

a)

South Asia

b)

East Asia

28.

Which realm share these common characteristics: one of the world’s most powerful economies and home of the JAKOTA Triangle

a)

Southeast Asia

b)

East Asia

29.

Which realm share these common characteristics: land of peninsulas and islands; and Arab and European influences

a)

South Asia

b)

Southeast Asia

30.

Which realm share this common characteristic: lies in the southern hemisphere

a)

Austral

b)

Pacific

31.

Which realm share these common characteristics: thousands of islands and Pacific ocean (larger than all the world’s land)

a)

Pacific

b)

Austral

32.

Absolute Location-longitude & latitude;

Relative Location-in relation to other

places

a)

Place

b)

Location

33.

Determined by what is there, Uniqueness, personality, character of a set location

a)

Place

b)

Region

34.

Ways the environment affect people and ways people affect their environment

a)

Movement

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

35.

History has to do with the movement of people, goods, and ideas from place to place

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Movement

36.

An area that has one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas

a)

Realms

b)

Region

37.

__________ is part of the Subsaharan Realm

a)

Egypt

b)

Liberia

c)

China

d)

Canada

38.

__________ is part of the East Asia Realm

a)

Egypt

b)

Liberia

c)

China

d)

Canada

39.

__________ is part of the North America Realm

a)

Egypt

b)

Liberia

c)

China

d)

Canada

40.

__________ is part of the North Africa Southwest Asia Realm

a)

Israel

b)

Liberia

c)

China

d)

Canada

41.

__________ is part of the Middle America Realm

a)

Mexico

b)

United States

c)

Brazil

d)

Indonesia

42.

__________ is part of the South Asia Realm

a)

Brazil

b)

India

c)

China

d)

France

43.

__________ is part of the Europe Realm

a)

Brazil

b)

India

c)

China

d)

France

44.

__________ is part of the Russia Realm

a)

Ukraine

b)

India

c)

Russia

d)

France

45.

__________ is part of the Pacific Realm

a)

Ukraine

b)

India

c)

Polynesia

d)

France

46.

__________ is part of the Austral Realm

a)

Ukraine

b)

India

c)

Polynesia

d)

New Zealand