Geography Vocabulary Review Final

The study of the earth’s surface, its various climates, continents, countries, peoples, resources, industries and products.

• topography

• elevation

• geography

• climate

Half of the earth is called a...

• Hemisphere

• Higher

• Half

• Hot dogs

The _________ is an imaginary line at 0 degrees that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• coordinates

• parallel

The _________ is an imaginary line at 0 degrees that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Longitude

• Earth

Distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Topography

• Geography

Distance east or west of Prime Meridian, measured in degrees.

• Topography

• Longitude

• Geography

• Latitude

Half of the earth is called a...

• Hemisphere

• Parallel

• Coordinate

• Meridian

An area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, around 300-3,000 feet high.

• plateau

• plain

• mountain

• island

The physical features of a place or region

• Topography

• Geography

• Coordinates

• Climate

One of a set of numbers that determines the position of a point.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator

• Coordinates