Geography Terms
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. subduction
A. An imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north
2. spreading
B. Navigational instrument for finding directions
3. fault
C. Process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
4. maps
D. A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (plural)
5. latitude
E. The angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
6. longitude
F. An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
7. charts
G. The configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
8. equator
H. Of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favors
9. political
I. A crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
10. cultural
J. Of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power
11. physical
K. The making of maps and charts
12. climate
L. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
13. topography
M. A visual display of information (plural)
14. cartography
N. The prevailing psychological state
15. compass
O. A geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into
16. legend
P. Having to do with the body
17. scale
Q. The event of something being raised upward
18. elevation
R. Tool for weighing things; also a set of musical notes