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Geography Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres, and is located at 0o latitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Parallels

d)

Prime Meridian

2.

The description of a location is often expressed using latitude and longitude, or it could be expressed by an address.

a)

Absolute location

b)

Relative location

c)

General location

d)

Common location

3.

North, South, East, and West are all called the ____________ directions.

a)

main

b)

cardinal

c)

four

d)

intermediate

4.

A photograph taken from above, such as from an airplane, a satellite, or a drone, is __________.

a)

a drawing

b)

an aerial photograph

c)

a selfie

5.

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest are all known as _______________ directions.

a)

main

b)

cardinal

c)

four

d)

intermediate

6.

The location of one place in relation to another is called __________.

a)

Absolute location

b)

Relative location

c)

Directions

d)

Map scale

7.

What can be used to determine distance on a map?

a)

The map scale

b)

The map title

c)

The legend/map key

d)

The compass rose

8.

What does a map key/legend do?

a)

Shows you how to fold the map

b)

Shows you which way up to hold the map

c)

Shows you what language the map is written in

d)

Shows you what the symbols mean

9.

A small map or globe that shows where in the world the subject of the map is located.

a)

Map Scale

b)

Map Key / Legend

c)

Locator or Inset Map

d)

Compass Rose

10.

What is the term for a picture or image used to represent a real-world feature on a map?

a)

Map key

b)

Map symbol

c)

Map scale

d)

Map title

11.

A visual representation of an area.

a)

Latitude

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Map

12.

A hypothetical supercontinent that included all current land masses.

a)

Pangea

b)

Equator

c)

Map Title

13.

A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface.

a)

A) Glacier

b)

B) Iceberg

c)

C) Snowfield

d)

D) Ice Cap

14.

The line that separates two watersheds or drainage basins.

a)

A) Equator

b)

B) Continental Divide

c)

C) Prime Meridian

d)

D) Tropic of Cancer

15.

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side.

a)

A) Peninsula

b)

B) Isthmus

c)

C) Archipelago

d)

D) Strait