Question | Answer |
hemisphere | one of the halves the earth is divided into |
latitude | angular distance north or south from the equator |
longitude | angular distance east or west on the earth's surface |
equator | the great circle of the earth that is equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole. |
prime meridian | the meridian running through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is reckoned. |
international dateline | the line approximately following the 180° meridian from Greenwich |
tropic zone | the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn |
absolute location | example: coordinates of a map using longitude and latitude |
relative location | examples: next door, nearby, a short drive |
perspective | a visible scene |
proximity | nearness in place |
distance | the extent or amount of space between two things |
direction | the place towards which a person or thing is directed |
bearing | the act of enduring or capacity to endure. |
coordinates | One of a set of numbers that determines the position of a point |
vector | to direct or guide |
parallel | extending in the same direction |
meridian | the half of such a circle included between the poles |
tropic of cancer | about 23 1 / 2 ° N |
tropic of capricorn | about 23 1 / 2 ° S |
cardinal directions | north,south,east,west |
intermediate points | northeast,nrthwest,southeast,southwest |
location | Position on the earth's surface |
place | Place have physical and human characteristics that make them what they are |
movement | Humans interacting on the earth |
human envirement interaction | The geography of places is influenced by the degree to which humans have impacted their local environment. |
region | A region is any unit of space that is unified by the presence of some characteristic |
environment | the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences |
ecology | the study of the relationships between human groups and their physical environment |
adaptation | a form or structure modified to fit a changed environment |
climate | generally prevailing weather conditions of a region |
compass rose | a compass on a map |
legend/key | a type of guide that tells you what the symbols on maps means |
scale | it is a way of showing longer distances than your able to show on the side of a map |
solstice | |
poles | north and south pole |
global positioning systems | a type of technology that uses satellites to find a place in the world |
geographic information system | a software program that alows you to create maps |