World Geography Vocab Practice

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What is a compass rose?

Back

An instrument used to show direction.

Front

What is a continent?

Back

A large landmass completely surrounded by water

Front

What is the Equator?

Back

An imaginary line dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

Front

What does the term "Eurasia" refer to?

Back

A large landmass that contains the continents Europe and Asia

Front

What is a hemisphere as defined in geography?

Back

Half of the Earth, divided by the Equator or the Prime Meridian

Front

What do lines of latitude measure?

Back

How far North or South a location is from the Equator

Front

Which direction do lines of latitude run?

Back

Parallel to the Equator

Front

What do lines of longitude measure?

Back

The distance a location is from the Prime Meridian

Front

What is the North Pole?

Back

The point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface.

Front

What is the Prime Meridian?

Back

The planet's line of zero degrees longitude