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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 |