Vocabulary Geography
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Hemisphere | half the globe
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| Equator | imaginary lines that circle the middle of the earth; Makes Northern and Southern hemispheres
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| Prime Meridian | imaginary line that runs North to South; Makes Eastern and Western hemispheres
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| Absolute Location | exact position of a place on the earth's surface; measured in latitude and longtitude
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| Latitude | imaginary lines circle the earth; run east to west;measure distance north to south of the eguator
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| Longtitude | imaginary lines, or meridians; runs north to south; measure distance east or west of the Prime Meidiran
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| Map Key | explain symbols and colors used on a map
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| Scale Bar | shows distance on a map
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| Compass Rose | shows direction on a map
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| Cardinal Directions | north, south, east, west
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| Intermediate Directions | northwest, southwest, northeast, southeast
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| Physical Map | map that shows land-forms and water features
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| Political Map | map that shows human-made features (boundaries, cities, etc.)
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| Thematic Map | map that shows specific topics in deatil
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| Axis | horizontal or vertical line on a graph that tells what is being measured and units of measurements being used
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| X-axis | horizontal axis
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| Y-axis | vertical axis
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| G.P.S. | device that receives signals from satellites that tell the exact location/s on the earth
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| G.I.S. | computer software that helps geographers gather and use information about a place
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