Geography Vocab

4. Meridian – is a meridian or line of longitude in a coordinate system defined as 0°. The prime meridian today runs through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, United Kingdom.
6. an account of what happened in the development of a people, a nation or a civilization
7. - An instrument used to make astronomical measurements, typically of the altitudes of celestial bodies, and in navigation for calculating latitude, before the development of the sextant.
11. average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years
12. a world map projection first created in 1569 that shows all lines of latitude and longitude parallel to each other.
13. high steep rugged land, usually at least 1000 ft. above surrounding land
15. projection – A world map projection created by Arthur Robinson in 1963 that shows the whole world on a flat surface where the lines of longitude are not parallel.
18. a stream or small river that flows into a bigger river
20. a thick sheet of ice
21. scale – is the ratio of the distances on a map. For example, one inch to one mile.

1. – A line of longitude.
2. the study of people, their environments, and their resources
3. map a depiction of prevailing weather patterns in a given area over time.
4. map shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and other political divisions.
5. map is a depiction of the geographic features of an area such as mountains, rivers and deserts.
8. height above sea level
9. a narrow strip of land
10. a map maker
12. legend - defines features in a map using symbols or colors. It is also known as a map key.
14. Map is similar to a physical map that also shows elevation using contour lines.
16. – To align or position a map according to the points of a compass.
17. - an astronomical instrument used to determine latitude.
19. projection a way of drawing the earth on a flat surface.