Geo Vocab Week 2

Front 1

3 dimensional object (sphere); the best representation of the earth.

Back 1

globe

Front 2

a graphic representation for a part(s) of the earth tht is usually drawn to scale on a flat surface.

Back 2

map

Front 3

of the four points of the compass: north, south, east, west.

Back 3

cardinal directions

Front 4

the directions that lie between north and east (NE), north and west (NW), south and east (SE), and south and west (SW).

Back 4

intermediate directions

Front 5

One of the series of imaginary lines, also called parallels, that circle the earth parallel to the Equator.

Back 5

latitude

Front 6

One of the series of imaginary lines, also called meridians, that run north and south from one pole to the other; used to measure the distance east and west from the Prime Meridian in degrees.

Back 6

longitude

Front 7

An imaginary line that circles the globe at its widest point (halfway between the North and South poles), dividing the earth into two halves called hemispheres; used as a reference point from which north and south latitudes are measured.

Back 7

equator

Front 8

An imaginary line of longitude that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England; it is designated 0°longitude and is used as a reference point from which east and west lines of longitude are measured.

Back 8

Prime Meridian

Front 9

a person who makes maps of charts.

Back 9

cartographer

Front 10

A half of the Earth; the Equator divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The Prime Meridian divides the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

Back 10

hemisphere