Vocabulary
The zero degrees LATITUDE line is referred to as this
What is the Equator?
This is the largest Continent on the Earth
What is Asia?
The Coordinates of Stoystown are 40.1046° N, 78.9529° W
Absolute Location
Death Valley is a desert located in Nevada and California
What is a region?
The acronym used to describe the 5 themes of Geography
The zero degree line of LONGITUDE that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
What is the Prime Meridian
This Continent is home to the United States
What is North America?
Stoystown is east of Jerome, but North of Boswell, making it SW of Somerset, PA
What is Relative Location?
The Rocky Mountains of the Western U.S.
What is a region?
These are the Cardinal Directions
What is N,S,E,W?
These are Imaginary Lines that run from the NORTH to the SOUTH poles
What are Lines of Longitude?
This Continent has the most countries inside of it
What is Africa?
My house is right down the street from Deaner Funeral Home, first white one on the right near the intersection
What is Relative Location
The historic town of Washington, D.C.
What is a place?
These are the Intermediate Directions
What is SW, SE, NW, NE?
These are imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator
What are Lines of Latitude?
This Continent is the coldest one on the planet
What is Antarctica?
Fox's Pizza is east of Boswell, and its address is 343 Market Street, Jenners PA 12344
What is Absolute Location?
The three river converge to make up the famous city of Pittsburgh
What is a place?
There are ________ Longitude Lines E/W of the Prime Meridian
What is 180 lines?
These are 7 large land masses scattered across the Earth
What are Continents?
This Continent shares Russia with Asia
What is Europe?
The Middle School is west of Dollar General, which is located on Lincoln Highway, and north of Boswell.
What is Relative Location?
The historic area of Machu Piccu
What is a Location and Place?
The Earth takes this long to make one full rotation around the sun
What is 365 1/4 days?