Core Concepts Part 1: Tools of Geography

North, South, East and West are considered...

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• Latitude

• Longitude

Lines that run north to south are called lines of...

• latitude

• longitude

• hemisphere

• degree

lines that run east to west are lines of...

• latitude

• longitude

• hemisphere

• degrees

Each half of Earth is called a...

• hemisphere

• longitude

• latitude

• sphere

What are the five themes of Geography?

• Location, Place, Region, Movement, and Human-Environment Interaction

• Location, Place, Capitals, Movment, and Human-Environment Interaction

• Absolute location, Relative location, Place, Region, and Movement

• Location, Place, Scale, Movement, and Human-Environment Intercation

Photographic images of Earth's surface taken from the air is called...

• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

• distortion

• satellite images

• aerial photographs

A diagram of a compass showing direction is called...

• scale bar

• compass rose

• locator map

• key

Which map shows political units such as countries or states?

• physical map

• elevated map

• political map

• speical-purpose map

Which map shows natural features and elevation?

• election map

• special-purpose map

• political map

• physical map

A special purpose map shows...

• weather patterns

• election results

• election results

• all of the above