Vocab Unit 1

Question 1

Geography

Answer 1

The study of Earth’s landscapes, environments, and the relationships between people and their environments.

Question 2

Absolute Location

Answer 2

The exact position of a place on Earth’s surface, usually given in coordinates of latitude and longitude.

Question 3

Relative Location

Answer 3

Where a place is located in relation to other places or landmarks.

Question 4

Hemisphere

Answer 4

Half of the Earth, usually divided into Northern and Southern by the Equator, or Eastern or Western by the Prime Meridian.

Question 5

Equator

Answer 5

An imaginary line around the Earth that is equal in distance from the North and South poles.

Question 6

Prime Meridian

Answer 6

The meridian (line of longitude) at 0 degrees, from which all other meridians are measured, passing through Greenwich, England.

Question 7

Latitude

Answer 7

The distance North and South of the Equator, measured in degrees.

Question 8

Longitude

Answer 8

The distance East and West of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees.

Question 9

Formal Region

Answer 9

An area defined with official boundaries and recognized formally, like a country or a city.

Question 10

Functional Region

Answer 10

An area organized around a central hub or focal point, like a metropolitan area with a city and its suburbs.

Question 11

Perceptual Region

Answer 11

An area defined by people’s feelings and attitudes about it, which may vary from person to person, like “The Midwest” in the United States.

Question 12

Archipelago

Answer 12

A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.