Mapping Vocab Worksheet

Distance north or south of the equator horizontal lines
Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian - vertical lines
Description of a place in relation to other places, using landmarks, distance or compass directions
A description of a place independent of another place
0° line of latitude, divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres
0° line of longitude, divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres
Physical surroundings and conditions
The flow of people, products, information and elements of nature
The act or process of having an effect on each other
A part of the earth’s surface that has similar characteristics throughout its extent
A bounded area; a locality such as a town or city
The study of the earth’s surface and the people’s relationship to it