Geography Terms to Remember
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. Latitude
A. A continent in the western hemisphere connected to South ___ by the Isthmus of Panama
2. Longitude
B. A system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region
3. Grid
C. A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North ___ by the Isthmus of Panama
4. Earth
D. The planet we live on
5. Map
E. A change of position that does not entail a change of location
6. Perceptual
F. The natural world around us
7. Region
G. The extended spatial location of something
8. Hemisphere
H. Half of the terrestrial globe
9. North America
I. An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
10. South America
J. Of or relating to the act of ___
11. Africa
K. Having to do with the body
12. Asia
L. A point located with respect to surface features of some region
13. Europe
M. Study of the earth's surface
14. Legend
N. A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
15. Movement
O. A mathematical relation such that each element of a given set is associated with an element
16. Place
P. Continent that includes France and Italy
17. Environment
Q. The angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
18. Physical
R. Largest continent on Earth
19. Human
S. Continent with the Sahara desert
20. Geography
T. Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence