Geography Terms

1. is where something is located on the surface of the globe and is exact or relative location.
4. Is something that tells how much a map has shrunk the real world in a ratio.
6. Is a group of places that all have similar things in common.
7. Meridian This is a 0 degree longitude line.
9. Title Is a word or two that describes or tells the main purpose of a map
12. This are imaginary lines that run east to west on a map, but measure north and south of the equator.
13. This is a 0 degree latitude line.
14. Is 1/360th of a circle.
15. Rose Is a tool to help locate where you are in a certain place and where you need to go and helps with cardinal direction and intermediate points.
17. Circle Is a line located at 66.5 S and marks where there is 6 months of daylight and 6 months of darkness in the northern hemisphere.
19. Describes a location by its landforms, vegetation, and man made things.

2. Circle Is located at 66.5 N latitude and marks where there is 6 months of daylight and 6 months of darkness in the Southern Hemisphere.
3. Is how humans and goods travel around the world.
5. These are imaginary lines that run east to west one a map but measure east and west of the 180th line and the prime meridian.
7. This is basically another name for the lines of latitude.
8. of Capricorn This is a line located at 33.5 S longitude and is the southernmost extent of the rays of the sun and is marked by solstice.
10. Environmental Interaction Is when humans adapt or modify the environment in a certain place.
11. Is a box or area that has symbols and there meanings on a map.
16. Are another name for lines of longitude.
18. of Cancer is located at 33.5 degrees N latitude and is the northernmost extent of the rays of the sun.