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Geography Terms
Geography Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Illustrated explanation of a map’s symbols or colors | key/legend |
Imaginary line of latitude that divides the earth into the southern and northern halves. The 0 degrees of latitude | equator |
Any half of the earth | hemisphere |
Imaginary line of longitude that divides the earth into the eastern and western halves. The 0 degrees of longitude | prime meridian |
Total number of people living in an area | population |
Narrow body of land connecting a continent with a peninsula or another continent | isthmus |
An exact position on a place on earth | absolute location |
Using one thing to describe where another thing is located | relative location |
Set of pointers that show cardinal directions (N,S,E,W) and/or intermediate directions (NE,NW,SE,SW) on a map or globe | compass rose |
Relative size or distance shown on a map in comparison to the actual size on earth | scale |