Eighth Grade Geography Review

What is the name of the line that divides our world into a Northern and Southern Hemisphere?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• International Date Line
• North Pole

Lines of ___ run east to west.

• Latitude
• Longitude

What type of map is this?

• Physical
• Political

Construction workers cutting down trees to build the new restaurant.  This is an example of which theme of geography?

• place
• movement
• location
• human-environment interaction

The tool on a map that tells you which direction is north is known as the __.

• map key
• title
• compass rose
• scale

What type of map is this?

• Physical
• Political

The library is downtown by the cafe. This is an example of __ location.

• absolute
• relative

Farmers dig trenches when the rivers flood to keep the water out of their fields.  What theme of geography is this?

• place
• region
• human-environment interaction
• location

The first people to come to America came by boat.  This is an example of which theme of geography?

• movement
• region
• place
• human-environment interaction

What map tool do you use to find out what the symbols and colors used in the map?

• scale
• chocolate
• map key
• compass rose