Describes a point's position on Earth's surface in relation to the Prime Meridian. Involves imaginary half circles that run vertically between the North and South Poles.
What is longitude?
100
A point on the earth's surface expressed by a coordinate system such as latitude and longitude
What is absolute location?
100
a symbol on a map that shows Cardinal and Intermediate Points of direction
What is a Compass Rose?
100
The imaginary line of latitude which is closest to the North Pole
What is the Arctic Circle?
100
The most accurate map of earth.
What is the globe?
200
An imaginary line that cuts Earth in half between the North and the South Pole separating Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the Equator?
200
A location of a place in relation to another place Ex. northwest of here, downhill, etc.
What is relative location?
200
The four main points on a compass.
What are North, South, East, and West (cardinal directions)?
200
The Great Lake that borders Ohio on the northeast
What is Lake Erie?
200
The mountain range that is farthest west in the United States
What are the Sierra Nevada Mountains?
300
An imaginary line that cuts Earth in half from the North Pole to the South Pole, separating Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What is the Prime Meridian?
300
The continent located in the Northern and Western Hemisphere.
What is North America?
300
Important parts of the earth's surface such as mountains and plains
What are landforms?
300
The great lake that is located farthest north
What is Lake Superior?
300
The Mississippi River contributes to this body of water.
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
400
Words that name different landforms and bodies of water. This could include a peninsula, island, lake, etc.
What are geographic terms?
400
The imaginary line of latitude that is north of the Equator but south of the Arctic Circle
What is the Tropic of Cancer?
400
Points in between the cardinal points on a compass.
What are intermediate points?
400
The lake that borders the west side of Michigan and the lake that borders the east side of Michigan
What are Lake Michigan and Lake Huron?
400
These are bodies of water and landforms, such as the Gulf of Mexico and The Great Plains.
What are physical features?
500
The study of our physical surroundings and how humans interact with them. Examples of physical surroundings are: mountains, rivers, oceans, valleys, etc.
What is geography?
500
The imaginary line of latitude which is closest to the south pole.
What is the Antarctic Circle?
500
Describes a point's position on Earth's surface in relation to the Equator. These imaginary circles circle the earth from east to west.
What is latitude?
500
The Great Lake that is farthest east and is close to New York
What is Lake Ontario?
500
This describes long-term weather patterns in weather elements and atmospheric conditions.