cartographer

a mapmaker

distort

to change the original shape of something

equator

the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.

erosion

a natural process in which land moves from one place to another

fault

a crack in the Earth's crust caused by shifting plates.

geography

the study of Earth.

international date line

An imaginary line that is about 180 degrees longitude and runs through the Pacific Ocean.

latitude

a location's distance north or south of the equator.

longitude

a location's distance east or west of the prime meridian.

magnitude

a greatness in size

meridian

A line of longitude that circles the earth, passing through both sides of the North and South Poles.

migrate

to move from one country or region and settle into another.

parallel

being side by side and having an equal distance apart.

prime meridian

the lines of zero degrees longitude running through Greenwich, England.

weathering

the wearing away of material.