<p> SS Chapter 1 Study Guide Absolute location – the exact position of a place on Earth</p><p>Boundary - A border or edge of a place</p><p>Compass rose- The direction marker on a map that tells you N, S, E, W</p><p>Continent – one of Earth’s seven large land areas</p><p>Equator - An imaginary line between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres</p><p>Hemisphere - One half of the Earth (Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western)</p><p>Latitude - lines that runs east and west on a map to help locate a position (fatitude)</p><p>Longitude – lines that runs north and south on a map to help locate a position</p><p>Map key or legend - The part of a map that explains what the symbols on a map stand for</p><p>Meridians – another name for lines of longitude (get closer together at the poles)</p><p>Panhandle – the northern part of Texas that that stretches to Oklahoma</p><p>Parallels – another name for lines of latitude (lines that are always the same distance apart)</p><p>Prime Meridian - An imaginary line between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres</p><p>Region – an area made up of places that have the same physical features</p><p>Relative location – the position of a place compared to one or more other places on Earth 1. On what large body of water is Texas located? </p><p>2. What country is located south of Texas? </p><p>3. Texas is located on the continent of ______.</p><p>4. In what country is Texas located? </p><p>5. In what two hemispheres is Texas located? </p><p>6. The United States is divided into four regions:</p><p>7. In what region of the United States is Texas located? </p><p>8. Texas is the largest state in the United States. Which state is the only state larger than Texas? </p><p>Answers: 1. Gulf of Mexico</p><p>2. Mexico</p><p>3. North America 4. United States</p><p>5. Northern and Western</p><p>6. Northeast, Mid-West, South, West</p><p>7. South 8. second, Alaska</p>