1. Geography Vocabulary

2. Exact Coordinates of a Location
Absolute Location
Exact Coordinates of a Location

3. The northernmost state in the United States
2. Alaska
The northernmost state in the United States

4. The region where Wilmington, NC is located
3.Coastal
The region where Wilmington, NC is located

5. Tells direction (N, S, E, W) on a map
4. Compass Rose
Tells direction (N, S, E, W) on a map

6. This climate is only found in parts of California, Nevada and Arizona
5. Desert
This climate is only found in parts of California, Nevada and Arizona

7. Divides the world into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
6. Equator
Divides the world into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

8. A 3D representation of the World
7. Globe
A 3D representation of the World

9. 8. Hemisphere
Half of the World

10. Tells what symbols on a map stand for
9. Key
Tells what symbols on a map stand for

11. Horizontal lines on a map
10. Latitude
Horizontal lines on a map

12. 11. Longitude
Vertical Lines on a map

13. The region where Asheville, NC is located
12. Mountain
The region where Asheville, NC is located

14. The northernmost point on a globe
13. North Pole
The northernmost point on a globe

15. The region where Winston Salem, NC is located
14. Piedmont
The region where Winston Salem, NC is located

16. Divides the World into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
15. Prime Meridian
Divides the World into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

17. Uses landmarks to describe a location
16. Relative Location
Uses landmarks to describe a location

18. A 2D representation of the World
17. Robinson Map
A 2D representation of the World

19. A mathematical measurement for map distance
18. Scale
A mathematical measurement for map distance

20. The Southernmost point on a map
19. South Pole
The Southernmost point on a map

21. This climate zone is most prevalent in the Western States
20. Steppe
This climate zone is most prevalent in the Western States

22. North Carolina’s climate zone
21. Subtropical
North Carolina’s climate zone