World Geography 6th Grade

Geographers use East and West circles that describe location are called lines of

• longitude

• latitude

North South East and West are

• cardinal directions

• seasons

• intermediate directions

The study of the earth is

• biology

• geography

• geometry

• social studies

A line of longitude can also be called a

• equator

• meridian

• parallel

• latitude

the measure of a distance north or south of the equator

• longitude

• latitude

the measure of distance east or west of the Prime Meridian

• longitude

• latitude

5 themes of geography

• location, regions, crops, movement, place

• location, regions, place, people, crops

• crops, regions, location, place, movement

• location, regions, place, movement, human - environment interaction

a representation of the earth on a flat surface is a

• map

• globe

• scale

• compass rose

___________ on a map may change the shape of some landmasses

• scale

• projection

• distortion

• compass rose

Latitude and Longitude lines help geographers identify __________ location

• projection

• relative

• absolute

• place