Unit 1, Lesson 1, "The Tools of Geography" Assessment

Front

Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere? Options: Europe and Africa, Asia and Antarctica, North America and Australia, North America and South America

Back

North America and South America

Front

What does the relative location of a place tell you?

Back

where a place is compared to another place

Front

Using the U.S. Map: Which letter tells what the symbols on the map stand for?

Back

D

Front

What does a map's scale compare?

Back

distance on a map with distance on Earth

Front

The changes in space, size, and position of features that occur when representing the Earth on a flat map take place because of

Back

distortion.

Front

What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?

Back

a global grid

Front

How much of Earth's surface is covered by ocean water?

Back

about 70%

Front

What is the effect of Earth's tilt?

Back

It affects the amounts of sunlight received and, therefore, the differences in seasons.

Front

Which of the following tell you exactly where a place is located? Options: geographic coordinates, cardinal directions, parallels of latitude, meridians of longitude

Back

geographic coordinates

Front

Lines of longitude

Back

run north-south