Basic Geography Vocabulary

A flat projection of the Earth

• Map

• Globe

• Latitude & Longitude Grid

• Hologram

_______________ is the inaccuracies on a map that happens when you put a 3D globe on a flat piece of paper

A 3D model of the Earth is called ___________

The line that runs North-South and separates the Earth into East-West Hemispheres is called the _____________________

Which of the folloing best describes the Prime Meridian?

• A loine of latitude running from the North pole to the South pole.

• A line of longitude running East and West around the globe

• 0 degrees latitude

• 0 degrees longitude

Imaginary lines that run East-West around the Earth but measure North-South

• LInes of Latitude

• Lines of Longitude

• The North Pole

• The Prime Meridian

One half of the Earth. It could be the Northern half, the Southern half, the Eastern half, or the Western half.

_______________________ are the points on a compass that measure in between the main directions (NE, SE, NW, SW)

• Interscholastic Directions

• Intermediate Rose

• Intermediate directions

• Indeterminate answer

If I need to know what a symbol on the map means I will look at the _____________ on the map.

• Title

• Key

• Scale

• Grid

The study of the Earth's physical features, connections between places, and the relationship between people and their environment

• Geology

• Geometry

• Gee-I-Don't-Know

• Geography