Geography terms

4. – A spherical representation of Earth.
8. – A circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart.
11. – Any of the world’s main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).
12. – Side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.
13. – A half of the earth, usually divided into northern and southern halves by the Equator, or into western and eastern halves by the Prime Meridian.

1. – Lines of longitude run between the North Pole and the South Pole. These lines are also called meridians.
2. – Either of the two locations (North Pole or South Pole) on the surface of the earth.
3. – A circle of constant longitude that goes around the earth.
5. Meridian – The zero meridian (0°), this divides the earth into the western hemisphere and the eastern hemisphere.
6. – Lines of latitude (also called parallels) circle Earth parallel to the Equator. They are the same distance apart from one another.
7. – The ratio between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the earth. One example of scale is: one centimeter on a map = 1 mile in real life.
9. – A picture of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, and other features.
10. – An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.