A series of imaginary lines, also called meridians, that run north to south from one pole to the other.

Weather patterns that an area experiences over a long period of time

Line of latitude that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

Line of longitude that dives the Earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres

The condition of the bottom layer of the Earth's atmosphere in one place over a short period of time.

A place's exact location on Earth (coordinates)

Finding a place's location by describing places near it. (Roseburg is south of Eugene)

A place with unifying characteristics such as climate, land, population, or history.

How people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another.

The physical and human feature of a location (landforms, population)

How people affect their environment and how the environment affects them.

Map that shows the physical features of earth.

Shows the borders between countries, and includes capitals.

Shows a geographic pattern or a specific theme