Physical Geography

Name this map tool

• Prime Meridian

• compass rose

• world directory

• 4 way pointer

The first two things you do when you receive a map are to make sure that north points away from you and ________.

• the map is no more than 5 years old

• the scale bar has the correct distances

• you have a political map to read

• you can read the title

The directions North, East, South, and West are known as the ______ directions.

• Primary

• Intermediate

• Cardinal

• Secondary

Knowing the latitude of a location would be most helpful in determining

• time

• temperature

• population

• language

Using one location to find another is called ________.

• relative location

• dead reckoning

• absolute location

• geographic reckoning

According to this map, the cafe is _________ of the book shop.

• Southwest

• Southeast

• Northwest

• Northeast

Which continent is this?

• South America

• Asia

• North America

• Europe

Which continent is shown in blue?

• Australia

• Africa

• Europe

• South America

The two types of physical features are landforms and _______.

• colonies

• bodies of water

• international boundaries

• borders

What type of landform is pictured here?

• valley

• gulf

• peninsula

• mountain range