click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Geography
Practice our Geography vocabulary
Question | Answer |
---|---|
Imaginary lines that circles the globe north to south and measure distance east to west. | Longitude |
Imaginary lines that circles the globe east to west and measure distance north to south. | Latitude |
Imaginary line that circles the globe north to south and cuts the globe in half creating the east and west hemispheres | Prime Meridian |
Imaginary line that circles the globe east to west and cuts the globe in half creating the north and south hemispheres | Equator |
Earth’s land surface is divided into 7 landmasses | Continents |
The equator and prime meridian divide the earth into four sections. | Hemispheres |
A general description of where a place is located | Relative Location |
A specific description of where a place is located | Absolute Location |
a spherical, ball-shaped, model of the earth | Globe |
the study of the world’s physical features – its landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils and plants | Geography |