Geography Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Geography | The study of earth, how it shapes people's lives and is shaped in turn by people's activities. |
Region | An area with common features that set it apart from other areas. |
Continent | One of the Earths seven large bodies of land. |
Meridian | Any line of longitude east or west of Earth's prime meridian. |
Hemisphere | One of the halves of the Earth. |
Prime Meridian | The line of longitude marked 0 degrees on the world map,from which longitude east and west are measured. |
Equator | An imaginary line circling the Earth halfway way between the North and South Poles and dividing Earth into North and South Hemispheres. |
Latitude | Distance north or south of the equator,measured by a set of imaginary lines,or parallels,that run east and west around Earth.run-E/W measure-N/S.never meet |
Longitude | Distance east or west of the prime meridian measured by a set of imaginary lines,or meridians,that run north and south from Earth's poles.run-N/S measure-E/W.Meet at the north/south pole |
Parallel | In geography,any line of latitude north or south of the equator;parallels never cross or meet. |
Cardinal Directions | north,south,east,west |
Compass Rose | A drawing on a map that shows directions. |
Intermediate Directions | The directions halfway between the cardinal directions;northeast,southeast,northwest,southwest. |
Locator | A small map that shows where the subject of the main map is located. |
Map Key | A list of map symbols that tells what each symbol stands for. |
Scale | A unit of measure on a map,such as an inch,that is used to represent a distance on Earth. |
Symbol | Anything that stands for something else. |
Political Map | Show all government features(cities,states,capitals) |
Physical Map | Show physical features( land forms,natural resources) |
Elevation Map | Show height of land.(using colors) |
Relief Map | shows elevation by shading. |
Historical Map | Show information about the past,also (sometimes)Includes dates in title |
Distribution Map | Show how information is spread across an area (Information=language,religion,population). |
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