Geography Vocabulary

evenly spaced and extend around the globe both north and south of the equator

• latitude lines

• hemisphere

• landform

• climate

the half of the earth

• prime meridian

• physical map

• hemisphere

• equator

evenly spaced lines that extend north and south between the North Pole and South Pole

• climate

• longitude lines

• map key

• globe

a natural feature of earth's surface

• landform

• latitude lines

• longitude lines

• hemisphere

the usual weather pattern in a place over a period of time

• physical map

• landform

• hemisphere

• climate

the imaginary line that extends around the center of earth marked at 0 degrees latitude

• climate

• equator

• globe

• map key

a map that shows land and water features

• physical map

• map key

• prime meridian

• latitude lines

explains the lines, symbols, and colors used on a map

• climate

• equator

• Prime Meridian

• map key

the line of longitude marked at 0 degrees

• globe

• Prime Meridian

• climate

• longitude lines

a round model of the earth

• hemisphere

• landforms

• physical map

• globe