Geography Alive Chapter 1

What does the relative location of a place tell you?

• A. the longitude and latitude of a place
• which symbol shows a place on a map
• where a place is compared to another place
• D. the map projection being used to show
  a place

Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?

• Europe and Africa
• Europe and Africa
• North America and Australia
• North America and South America

Maps cannot represent the exact size or shape of Earth’s features because of

• tilt
• scale
• rotation
• distortion

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

• a global grid
• a map legend
• a map scale
• a compass rose

A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs

• parallel to the Arctic Circle.
• B. parallel to the Tropic of Cancer.
• from the North Pole to the South Pole.
• from the Prime Meridian to the
  International Date Line.

Which of the following is the main advantage of the type of map projection shown below?

• A. It shows the area of oceans more accurately.
• It shows distances between places more
  accurately.
• It shows relative locations of places more
  accurately.
• It shows the size and shapes of continents
  more accurately.

What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year?

• A. the rotation of Earth around its axis
• the tilt of Earth’s axis toward the sun
• the distance between the sun and Earth
• D. the division of Earth into hemispheres

What does a map’s scale compare?

• A. direction on a map with direction on Earth
• distance on a map with distance on Earth
• location on a map with location on a globe
• distortion on a map with distortion on
  a globe

What symbol is used to indicate the National Capital?

• sun
• moon
• star
• line

Approximately how far is it from Los Angeles to Las Vagas?  use the scale on the map to estimate.

• 600 km
• 1600 km
• 300 km
• 3000 km