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1 GEOGRAPHY
LESSON 1
1 Match the words on the left with the descriptions on the right.
1. Absolute location a. Where places are near to
2. Relative location b. Meridians or vertical lines
3. Lines of longitude c. Half of a round shape
4. Lines of latitude d. The exact location of a place
5. Hemisphere e. Parallels or horizontal lines
2 Fill in the blanks.
1. To locate Egypt on a map, we need to know which it is located in.
2. Hemi means , and sphere means .
3. is the science of studying places on Earth.
4. location is the exact location of a place, while
location is the places it is closest to.
5. The grid network can be found on and .
6. Egypt is located in the Hemisphere.
7. England is bordered by to the west and Scotland to the
.
8. is located on the southern borders of the United States.
9. The German meteorologist was the first to discover what the
globe looked like in the past.
10. The supercontinent of Pangaea disintegrated to the and
of the modern day.
3 Mark true or false.
1. People do not have to know the location of their countries. true false
2. To locate any country, you have to identify its hemisphere. true false
3. The grid network consists of only vertical lines. true false
4. England is completely surrounded by water. true false
5. Continents’ locations did not get affected by their separation. true false
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