Geography Vocab
This tool tells you cardinal direction
Compass
What two Hemispheres do we live in?
North, West
Name one way Mesopotamians used water
agriculture, trade, travel, etc.
The belief in multiple Gods/Goddesses
Polytheism
How many continents are on Earth?
7
Tool that is used to measure distance on a map
Scale
An exact location on Earth
Coordinates
What two rivers supplied Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
Mesopotamian writing system
Cuneiform
How many oceans are on Earth?
5
Reference used to help understand symbols on a map
Map Key
The Imaginary line at 0* longitude
Prime Meridian
Code of Laws in Ancient Mesopotamia
Hammurabi's Code
Building used for worship in the center of Mesopotamian cities
Ziggurat
Order the following from largest to smallest: State, country, city, continent
Continent, country, state, city
What is a Hemisphere?
Half of a globe
The imaginary line at 0* latitude
Equator
City-State that Hammurabi ruled
Babylon
Watering crops through pipes, canals, sprinklers, etc.
Irrigation
What country and continent do we live on?
United states and North America
Imaginary lines that run vertically around earth
Lines of Longitude
How many Hemispheres are there on Earth?
4
What does "Mesopotamia" mean in Greek?
Land between two rivers
The process of adapting animals for human use
Domesticate
What is Geography?
The study of Earth's physical features