1. Geography Vocabulary

2. 1.Absolute Location Exact Coordinates of a Location

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 8. Hemisphere Half of the World

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

11. 10. Latitude Horizontal lines on a map

12. 11. Longitude Vertical Lines on a map

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. 18. Scale A mathematical measurement for map distance

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

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

22. 21. Subtropical North Carolina’s climate zone