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WorksheetsGeography Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres, and is located at 0o latitude?
Equator
Compass Rose
Parallels
Prime Meridian
The description of a location is often expressed using latitude and longitude, or it could be expressed by an address.
Absolute location
Relative location
General location
Common location
North, South, East, and West are all called the ____________ directions.
main
cardinal
four
intermediate
A photograph taken from above, such as from an airplane, a satellite, or a drone, is __________.
a drawing
an aerial photograph
a selfie
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest are all known as _______________ directions.
main
cardinal
four
intermediate
The location of one place in relation to another is called __________.
Absolute location
Relative location
Directions
Map scale
What can be used to determine distance on a map?
The map scale
The map title
The legend/map key
The compass rose
What does a map key/legend do?
Shows you how to fold the map
Shows you which way up to hold the map
Shows you what language the map is written in
Shows you what the symbols mean
A small map or globe that shows where in the world the subject of the map is located.
Map Scale
Map Key / Legend
Locator or Inset Map
Compass Rose
What is the term for a picture or image used to represent a real-world feature on a map?
Map key
Map symbol
Map scale
Map title
A visual representation of an area.
Latitude
Compass Rose
Map
A hypothetical supercontinent that included all current land masses.
Pangea
Equator
Map Title
A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface.
A) Glacier
B) Iceberg
C) Snowfield
D) Ice Cap
The line that separates two watersheds or drainage basins.
A) Equator
B) Continental Divide
C) Prime Meridian
D) Tropic of Cancer
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side.
A) Peninsula
B) Isthmus
C) Archipelago
D) Strait
