Geography Terms

A system of intersecting lines of latitude and longitude

• Cartographic reference

• Global positioning

• Global grid

• Geographic mapping

Imaginary lines that run east and west around the Earth. They measure distances north and south of the equator.

• Equator lines
• Longitude lines
• Prime Meridian lines
• Latitude lines

Another name for lines of latitude; these lines never touch. =====

• Parallels
• Equators
• Meridians
• Tropics

Imaginary lines that run north and south from pole to pole. They measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian.

• Tropics
• Equators
• Longitudes

• Parallels

Another name for lines of longitude; these lines run north and all join at the north and south poles.

• Tropics
• Parallels
• Meridians
• Equators

Any one of the four halves of the earth. Either Eastern, Western, Northern or Southern

• hemisphere

• arctic

• tropical

• equatorial

A special line of latitude from which all distances north and south are measured. It divides the Earth into its northern and southern hemispheres.

• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle
• Equator

The zero degree imaginary line of longitude that divides the Earth into its eastern and western hemispheres.

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Tropic of Cancer
• International Date Line

An imaginary line of latitude located 23.5 degrees north of the Equator.

• Arctic Circle
• Tropic of Cancer
• Equator
• Tropic of Capricorn

An imaginary line of latitude located 23.5 degrees south of the Equator.

• Tropic of Cancer
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Equator
• Prime Meridian