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Geography Vocab

Geography Vocab Practice

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Atlas Book of maps
Political Maps Maps that show boundaries of states and nations as well as cities and towns
Physical Maps maps that show natural features of the Earth
Latitude Imaginary horizontal lines that are parallel to the equator
Longitude Lines that are imaginary, meet at the poles and run at right angles to the equator.
Coordinates The numbers of latitudes and longitudes that describe the exact location of a specific place.
Degrees A unit measuring angles. Longitude and latitude are measured in this way.
Compass A map for orientation that is used to find direction
Cardinal Directions The four main directions in North, South, East, and West
Intermediate Directions Directions located in between Cardinal Directions
Time Zones 24 15 degree sections of the earth divided into separate times based on the rotation of the earth around the sun
Equator The imaginary line of 0 degrees latitude that splits the earth in to two equal halves (N and S hemispheres)
Tropic of Cancer The line of 23.5 degrees N latitude that marks the tropic region's northern boundary
Topic of Capricorn The 23.5 degree S line that marks the tropic region's southern boundary
Prime Meridian The line that passes vertically from the North to the South Pole that is 0 degrees in Greenwich, England
International Date Line The line of 180 degrees longitude opposite the prime meridian where days change
Arctic Circle The 66.5 degree N line marks the Northern polar region's boundary
Antarctic Circle The 66.5 degree S line that marks the Southern polar region's boundary
Polar Regions Regions around the poles with severe conditions of cold and ice but little moisture
Tropical Region The hot and wet region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
Temperate Region Area that lacks extremes in moisture and temperatures that is between the tropics and poles
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