Vocabulary
On a map
Hemispheres
Seasons
Miscellaneous
100
A circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart.
What is compass rose
100
Lines that run east and west
What is Latitude
100
This is the shape of planet Earth
What is a sphere
100
The date or dates that spring happens in the Northern Hemisphere
What is March 20 or 21
100
Name the cardinal directions
What is North, South, East, West
200
A point or place compared to another point or place
What is relative location
200
Lines that run north and south
What is longitude
200
This line separates the eastern and western hemispheres
What is the Prime Meridian
200
The total mount of days the Earth takes to make one revolution
What is 365 1/4 days
200
Name the seven continents
What is North America, South America, Asia, Australia, Africa, Antarctica, and Europe
300
A point on the earth's surface expressed by a coordinate system such as latitude and longitude.
What is absolute location
300
Geographers use this to indicate absolute location
What is global grid
300
This line separates the northern and southern hemispheres
What is the equator
300
The length of time for the Earth to complete one rotation
What is 24 hours
300
Maps cannot represent exact size and shape because of this
What is distortion
400
Directions on the compass that are halfway between cardinal points
What is Intermediate Direction
400
This gives you the topic of the map
What is a map title
400
The two continents located entirely in the western hemisphere
What is North America and South America
400
This causes the change of seasons throughout the year
What is the tilt of the Earth's axis
400
This shows the accurate map of the Earth
What is a globe
500
The alteration of the original shape such as an object, image, sound or waveform
What is distortion
500
This compares distance on a map with distance on earth
What is a map scale
500
The five continents located in the Eastern Hemisphere
What is Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, and Antarctica
500
This season falls on June 21 or 22 in the Southern Hemisphere
What is Winter
500
The line that is at 180 degrees east and west Longitude
What is the International Date Line
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