Geography Vocab Quiz #1

What is a place?

• a specific area or a region of the world

• an object that stands out and can be used to navigate by; a very important place

What is a landmark?

• a specific area or a region of the world

• an object that stands out and can be used to navigate by; a very important place

What is absolute location?

• Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates

• The position of a place in relation to another place

What is relative location?

• Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates

• The position of a place in relation to another place

What is the Prime Meridian?

• 0 degrees longitude - passes through Greenwich, England

• an imaginary divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°

What is the equator?

• 0 degrees longitude - passes through Greenwich, England

• an imaginary divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°

What is Geography?

• the study of the earth's physical and cultural features

• a person who studies the regions of the earth, including the climates and natural resources

What is a geographer?

• the study of the earth's physical and cultural features

• a person who studies the regions of the earth, including the climates and natural resources

What is the approximate location of letter B?

• 80^oN, 0^o
• 0^o, 80^oW
• 80^oS, 0^o
• 0^o, 80^oE

What is the approximate location of G?

• 100^oW, 40^oN
• 40^oN, 100^oW
• 40^oS, 100^oW
• 40^oN, 100^oE