Social Studies Chapter 3

Earth's large land areas are called ____________.

• geographic tools
• continents
• oceans
• hemispheres

An imaginary line that divides the Earth into two parts is called _____.

• geographic tools
• hemisphere
• equator
• border

Maps and globes are ______.

• geographic tools
• borders
• hemispheres
• equators

Each half of the Earth is called a ________.

• geographic tool
• hemisphere
• equator
• continent

Maps use _________ to show places on Earth.

• colors
• drawings
• colors and drawings
• colors, drawings, symbols

Looking at a map is like seeing it from an airplane.  This is called _____.

• globe
• map
• aerial view
• airplane view

What is a line that shows where a state or a country ends?

• equator
• prime  meridian
• border
• location

The compass rose will help you find the location of a place in relation to another place. That is the _____.

• absolute location
• relative location

Using lines of latitude and longitude help us find the location of a place. What is this?

• absolute location
• relative location

What lines measure distances in degrees north or south of the equator?

• equator
• latitude
• longitude
• prime meridian