Unit 1 World Geography Test (WG1)

Front

What are the two types of location that geographers use as reference points?

Back

absolute and relative

Front

What is meant by the term relative location?

Back

the location of a place in relation to other places

Front

What is another name for lines of latitude?

Back

parallels

Front

Why do geographers use a grid system?

Back

to identify the absolute location of any place on Earth

Front

What kind of map shows states, cities, roads, and railroads?

Back

a political map

Front

What is another name for mapmakers?

Back

cartographers

Front

What is the advantage of using a globe to examine the earth?

Back

There is no distortion of the size and shape of landforms.

Front

Which set of imaginary lines run over the earth’s poles, intersecting at both the North Pole and South Pole?

Back

longitude

Front

Which set of imaginary lines run across the map (or around the globe) parallel to the Equator?

Back

latitude

Front

What is the significance of the Prime Meridian?

Back

It is 0° longitude and divides the globe into east and west.