Geography Vocabulary

1. describes where a place is compared to another place.
3. is the exact location of something.
8. are the portions of Earth's surface that can be viewed at one time and from one location.
10. is the starting point for measuring longitude, it runs through Greenwich, England.
11. is the study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments.
12. circles the middle of the Earth, this line is equally distant from the North Pole and the South Pole.
13. the shape and nature of the land.

2. is the natural surroundings of a place.
4. run east to west, but they measure distance on Earth in a north-to-south direction.
5. material that can be used to produced crops or other products.
6. places that are close to one another and share some characteristics.
7. the average weather in a place over a long period of time.
8. run from north to south, but they measure distance on Earth in an east-to-west direction.
9. refers to Earth's features in terms of their locations, their shapes, and their relationships to one another.