Intro to World Geo - General Vocab

A person who makes maps

Directions on a compass rose - southeast, southwest, northeast, northwest

A precise point where something is located on the earth's surface

The seven large landmasses on the Earth

What does GPS stand for

the four main directions - north, south, east, west

One half of the earth

Where something is located in relation to something else

The study of earth and it's people

Where longitude and latitude lines intersect at a point and describe an absolute location on a map

Parallel imaginary lines that creates the Northern and Southern Hemisphere

A very large, unbroken area of land

Imaginary lines that intersect at the North and South poles, create the Eastern and Western Hemisphere