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GEOGRAPHIC SKILLS HANDBOOK VOCABULARY QUIZ
~ Latitude, Longitude & Location ~
Directions: Match the term from the Word Bank with the number of the corresponding Definition.
Word Bank
Absolute Location
East Longitude
Equator
Global Grid
Grid System
International Dateline
Latitude
Location
Longitude
Meridians
Minutes
North Latitude
Parallels
Prime Meridian
Relative Location
South Latitude
West Longitude
1. A specific place on the earth
2. Pattern formed as the lines of latitude and longitude cross one another
3. Lines to the left of the Prime Meridian
4. Global address; exact place where latitude and longitude lines cross
5. Another name for latitude because the lines never intersect
6. Parallels above of the Equator
7. Lines that circle the earth from Pole to Pole; lines measure distances east or west of the starting line
8. Another name for longitude
9. 60 units between each degree of longitude or latitude
10. Location of one place in relation to another place
11. Line at 0° longitude; runs through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England
12. Parallels below of the Equator
13. Lines to the right of the Prime Meridian
14. Lines that circle the earth parallel to the Equator & measure the distance north or south of the
Equator in degrees
15. Made up of longitude and latitude lines around the globe
16. Measured at 0° latitude
17. Line at 180° longitude; runs through the Pacific Ocean
~ Map Basics ~
Compass Rose
Key
Physical Map
Political Map
Scale Bar
Special Purpose Map
18. A list that explains what the symbols stand for
19. A marker that indicates directions
20. Shows the relationship between map measurements and actual distances
21. Shows the location and shape of the earth’s features
22. Shows the boundaries between countries; Often show human-made features
23. Emphasizes a single idea or a particular kind of information about an area
~ Maps & Globes Vocabulary Quiz ~
Word Bank
Cartographers
Conic
Cylindrical
Distortion
Globe
Goode’s
Great Circle Route
Map
Map Projection
Mercator
Planar
Robinson
Winkel Tripel
Geographic Information Systems
24. Shows the true size and shape of the earth’s landmasses, but distances are generally distorted
25. Best suited for showing limited east-west areas that are not too far from the Equator; indicates distances and
directions fairly accurately
26. Has the most accurate depiction of geographic information but shows little close-up detail
27. A mathematical model used to convert a three dimensional globe into a two dimensional representation
28. Shows the earth centered in such a way that a straight line coming from the center to any other point
represents the shortest distance - most used for maps of the Poles
29. This map projection is MOST similar to a Mercator map
30. People who make maps
31. Computer tools for processing & organizing details & satellite images with other pieces of information
32. Symbolic representation of all/part of the planet on a flat piece of paper; can show small areas in great detail
33. Has minor distortions; the sizes & shapes near the eastern and western edges of the globe are accurate and
the outlines of the continents appear much as they do on the globe, however, shapes of the polar areas
appear somewhat distorted
34. Follows along the curve of the earth, thus reducing travel distance and time
35. Navigators can plot a straight course between any two points on Earth, but you’ll never know that
Greenland is eight times smaller than South America if you use this map.
36. Used for most general reference world maps; adopted by the national Geographic Society in 1998 for use in
most maps; provides a good balance between the size and shape of land areas as they are shown on the map;
even the polar areas are depicted with little distortion of size and shape
37. A change in the shape, size or position of a place when it is shown on a map
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Key Coordinates of the Globe
Directions: Fill in the blanks below with the correct Latitude or Longitude degree.
Be sure to write the degree the way you were taught!
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39.
40.
41.
Antarctic Circle - __________
Arctic Circle - __________
Tropic of Cancer - __________
Tropic of Capricorn - __________
42. Equator - __________
43. Prime Meridian - __________
44. International Dateline - __________
Hemispheres
Directions: Fill in the blanks below with the letter that accurately describes the hemispheres.
Word Bank
A. Equator
B. North Pole
D. Prime Meridian
C. South Pole
E. International Dateline
45. Northern Hemisphere – Between the ______ & the ______.
46. Eastern Hemisphere – Between the ______ & the ______.
47. Southern Hemisphere – Between the ______ & the ______.
48. Western Hemisphere – Between the ______ & the ______.