Geography Terms

2. Explains the symbol's, labels and use of certain colors on a map
5. Tells how much a map has shrunk the world.Ex:1in= however many miles
9. Circle 66.5 S Marks where you experience 6 months of light and 6 months of darkness in southern hemisphere
10. of Capricorn - 33.5 S Longitude - Southernmost extent of the direct rays of the sun.
12. Meridian 0 degree longitude line.
13. How humanity, goods, services and ideas travel the world.
14. Rose Shows the approximate location of the intermediate points & cardinal directions.
15. 0 degree latitude line.
16. Another name for lines of latitude.
18. Another name for lines of longitude
19. Tells the main purpose of the map.

1. 1/360 of a circle
3. where something is located on the surface of the globe. Its exact or relative location.
4. Environmental Interaction Humans adapting to or modifying a location on the earth.
6. of Cancer 33.5 N Latitude Northernmost extent of the direct rays of the sun.
7. Imaginary lines that measure north and south of the equator.
8. Circle 66.5 N latitude Marks where you experience 6 months of darkness and 6 months of light in northern hemisphere
11. A group of places that all have something in common.
16. Describes a location. Its landforms, climate,man-made features, and vegetation.
17. Imaginary lines that measure east and west of the prime meridian and 180 meridian.