In which hemisphere is location L found?

• Northern

• Southern

• Eastern

• African

In which direction would you travel going from point H to point J?

• Northeast

• Southeast

• Southwest

• East

What is the approximate longitude of point I?

• 45°W 105°N

• 45°S 105°W

• 45°N 105°E

• 45°N 105°W

Time Zone boundaries are based on...

• lines of latitude

• lines of longitude

• the Equator

• lines of chronology

What is one of the disadvantages of this type of map projections?

• Mercator maps distort land sizes near the poles

• Robinson maps distort land sizes near the poles

• Conic maps are only good for small areas

• Polar projections are good for plotting air traffic routes

Lowland of Virginia east of the fall line are known as the Tidewater and are what type of general landform?

• Interior plains

• Plateau

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains

The Appalachian mountains in the Valley and Ridge of Virginia are an example of ___ mountains formed when great earth forces pushed on the rock from either side.

• upwarped

• folded

• volcanic

• fault block

The reference line for measuring latitude (0°) is the...

• Prime meridian

• International date line (IDL)

• Equator

• North Pole

If a plane travels along 30°N latitude from A to B, how many of degrees of longitude does it fly through?

• 120°

• 60°

• 90°

• 180°

The best model of the Earth is...

• a Mercator projection map

• a Conic projection map

• a Polar projection map

• a Globe