Geo Unit 1 Vocab

Front

Study of Earth, its peoples, places, and environments.

Back

Geography

Front

Absolute location?

Back

The exact location of something.

Front

Term for a place's position relative to another.

Back

relative location

Front

Line of latitude around Earth's middle.

Back

Equator

Front

Starting point for measuring longitude.

Back

Prime Meridian

Front

Lines running east to west on a map (like a ladder).

Back

latitude

Front

Lines running north to south on a map.

Back

longitude

Front

Part of a map showing symbol meanings?

Back

map key

Front

Continent shown in yellow?

Back

Australia

Front

Continent shown in purple?

Back

Europe