Zion TCI Geography Ch 1 Tools of Geography

Relative location is usually

What four directions are called cardinal directions?

when the accuracy of sizes or shapes of places on a map are changed

Tool on a road map that helps pinpoint the location of a city or building (like A7)

The Prime Meridian is located at _____.

The length of time it takes Earth to make one rotation

Between which latitude lines is the Tropical Climate Zone?

Using the absolute location will tell you ______

Like the equator these lines run east and west around the globe.

Latitude and longitude are measured in these units.

If the North Pole is tilted away from the sun, what season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?

Another name for latitude lines

A compass rose to shows ________ on a map.

______on a map tells you how the distances on the map compare to the actual distances on Earth.

Like the Prime Meridian these lines run north and south around the globe.

With coordinates you can locate anyplace on Earth. On the map, the lines are called __

Another name for legend is _________.

Name the line located at 0 degrees South

Which 2 continents are entirely in the Western Hemisphere?

How many continents are on Earth?