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WorksheetsGeography Vocabulary
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
_____________________________ is a scale model of the earth
Globe
Map
_______________________________ is the pattern of lines that circles the globe.
Latitudes
Grid
______________ are the east-west lines
Longitudes & Parallels
Latitude & Parallels
North-south lines
Longitudes & Parallels
Longitude & Meridians
The distance measured between parallels
Minutes
Degrees
Sub components of degrees
Degrees
Minutes
Seven large landmasses that our planet is divided into
Island
Continents
Shows where in the world the area on a map is located
Location Map
Location Projector
Explains what the symbols on the map represent
Map
Legend
The distance between points on a map in either miles or kilometers
Title
Scale
A directional indicator that shows which way north, south, east, and west lie on
Compass Rose
Compass Map
Shows the subject of the map
Title
Legend
Landmasses smaller than continents and completely surrounded by water
Islands
Beaches
Flat diagram of all parts of the earth’s surface
Map
Locator Map
Different ways of showing our round planet on flat maps
Legend
Map Projection
______ is the study of the world’s people and places
Global History
Geography
An imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Poles
Prime Meridian
Equator
An imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England. It represents zero longitude
Prime Meridian
Equator
A geographic realm is a...
form of regionalization
form of ratification
Which realm share these common characteristics: territorially small but globally influencer
NASWA-North Africa Southwest Asia
Europe
Which realm share these common characteristics: territorially enormous and cold
Russia
Asia
Which realm share these common characteristics: History of settlers and diversity
Middle America
North America
Which realm share these common characteristics: history of European invaders and tropical
South America
Middle America
Which realm share these common characteristics: Hispanic Culture and history of Spanish and Portuguese influences
South America
North America
Which realm share these common characteristics: Arabic influence and birthplace of the world’s major religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam)
Middle East
NASWA-North Africa/Southwest Asia
Which realm share this common characteristic: History of humanity
NASWA
Subsaharan Africa
Which realm share these common characteristics: peninsula and mountains and Desert-(Himalayas & Hindu Kush)
South Asia
East Asia
Which realm share these common characteristics: one of the world’s most powerful economies and home of the JAKOTA Triangle
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Which realm share these common characteristics: land of peninsulas and islands; and Arab and European influences
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Which realm share this common characteristic: lies in the southern hemisphere
Austral
Pacific
Which realm share these common characteristics: thousands of islands and Pacific ocean (larger than all the world’s land)
Pacific
Austral
Absolute Location-longitude & latitude;
Relative Location-in relation to other
places
Place
Location
Determined by what is there, Uniqueness, personality, character of a set location
Place
Region
Ways the environment affect people and ways people affect their environment
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
History has to do with the movement of people, goods, and ideas from place to place
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
An area that has one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas
Realms
Region
__________ is part of the Subsaharan Realm
Egypt
Liberia
China
Canada
__________ is part of the East Asia Realm
Egypt
Liberia
China
Canada
__________ is part of the North America Realm
Egypt
Liberia
China
Canada
__________ is part of the North Africa Southwest Asia Realm
Israel
Liberia
China
Canada
__________ is part of the Middle America Realm
Mexico
United States
Brazil
Indonesia
__________ is part of the South Asia Realm
Brazil
India
China
France
__________ is part of the Europe Realm
Brazil
India
China
France
__________ is part of the Russia Realm
Ukraine
India
Russia
France
__________ is part of the Pacific Realm
Ukraine
India
Polynesia
France
__________ is part of the Austral Realm
Ukraine
India
Polynesia
New Zealand
