Geography Study Guide
Test on _____________________
Identify oceans and continents by shape on a map
Terms to know:
●Equator- line around the middle of the earth that divides the globe
into the northern and southern hemispheres
●Prime meridian-line that divides the globe into the eastern and
western hemispheres
●The equator and prime meridian are the two lines are used to make
the 4 hemispheres
●Lines of latitude- divide the globe into northern and southern
hemispheres (equator)
●Lines of Longitude- Divide the globe into the eastern and western
hemispheres (prime meridian)
●Region-places that have common characteristics
●"location"- where something is.. (we go to school at Seldens
Landing which is in Lansdowne, which is in Loudoun County, which is
in Virginia, which is in the United States, which is in North America)
Identify parts of map and why they are needed- title, legend,
compass rose, scale
Label a compass with cardinal and intermediate directions
Identify the location of objects/places on a Grid map
**For example: the triangle is located in B2**
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Other important information:
 The state we live in is Virginia
 The country we live in is the United States
 The continent we live on is North America
 The capital of Virginia is Richmond
 The capital of the United States is Washington DC
 There are 50 states in the United States