Geography Vocabulary
Name:
Period:
Term
Definition
Compass Rose
Cardinal Directions
Directions of NorthEast,NorthWest,
SouthEast, SouthWest
Scale Bar
Relative location
Absolute location
Grid
Legend
Lines also known as Parallels, these
imaginary lines run from East to West
Lines also known as meridians, these
imaginary lines run from North to South
Degrees (in map form)
Equator
The imaginary line that is 0 degrees
longitude. It splits the world into Eastern and
Western Hemispheres
Extra Credit: Write a paragraph using at least 5 of the definitions you just learned.