TCI Geography Ch 1 Tools of Geography vocabulary

23 1/2 ^o South

What do you call something that shows direction?

imaginary lines between the North and South Poles that crosses the equator at right angles

the spinning motion of Earth around its axis

A box or display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map

23 1/2 ^o North

The four main directions on a compass rose; north, east, south, west

What is the seven largest areas of land on Earth?

What is it when shape is changed?

one half of a sphere (ball)

The meridian of longitude located at 180^o . The date is one day earlier east of this line.

imaginary lines around the Earth that runs parallel to the the equator.

the directions on a compass rose, such as southeast, located between the cardinal directions

A way of representing the spherical (round) Earth on a flat surface.

The precise (exact) point where a place is located on Earth

how a unit of distance on a map relates to the actual distance on the surface of the Earth

the line of longitude labeled 0^o

the study of how people have spread across Earth

What is the line that runs midway between the North Pole and South Pole? It is 0 degrees.

What is a set of numbers that gives you the exact location in the world

What do you call a person who makes maps.

the study of the features on the Earth's surface

System of lines of latitude and longitude used to divide the surface of the Earth.

What are very large, unbroken area of land

between the Arctic Circle and North Pole or between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole

area between Earth's tropical zone and polar zones, where the climate is relatively mild

A system of imaginary lines that divides up the space on a map.

where a place is located in relation to another place

Related to the space or position of things

The line of latitude at 66^o33' N that marks the boundary of the northern polar zone

One complete trip by Earth around the sun

from Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn to the equator. The climate is generally hot.

The line of latitude at 66^o33' S marks the boundary of the southern polar zone

What is an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole