VOCABULARY

Write down the following economic terms in your Social Studies Notebook behind the vocabulary tab.

UNIT TWO - BASIC GEOGRAPHY

1. Compass - A tool on a map showing cardinal (N,E,S,W) and intermediate (NE,SE,NW,SW) directions.

2. Cardinal directions - North, South, East, West

3. Intermediate directions - Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

4. Longitude - Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees

5. Latitude - Distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees

6. Prime Meridian - The meridian, designated at 0° longitude.

7. Equator - an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.

8. Absolute location - a specific description of where a place is located; absolute location is often expressed using latitude and longitude

9. Relative location - where a place is located in relation to another place

10. Map Key - explains the lines, symbols, and colors used on a map

11. Physical Map - A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.

12. Political Map - A map showing units such as countries, states, provinces, districts, etc. Each is normally a different color

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