The Tools of Geography

Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?

• Europe and Africa

• Asia and Antarctica

• North America and Australia

• North America and South America

What does the relative location of a place tell you ?

• The longitude and latitude of a place.

• which symbol shows a place on a map

• where a place is compared to another place.

• the map projection being used to show a place

The changes in shape, size, and position of features that occur when representing the Earth on a flat map take place because of

• tilt.

• scale.

• rotation.

• distortion.

What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?

• a global grid

• a map legend

• a map scale

• a compass rose

A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs

• parallel to the Arctic circle.

• parallel of the Tropic of Cancer.

• from the North Pole to the South pole.

• from the Prime Meridian to the International Date Line.

Which of the following is the main advantage of the type of map projection shown in the image?

• It shows the area of oceans more accurately.

• It shows distances between places more accurately.

• It shows relative locations of places more accurately.

• It shows the size and shapes of continents more accurately.

What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year?

• the rotation of Earth around its axis.

• the tilt of the Earth's axis toward the sun.

• the distance between the sun and Earth.

• the division of Earth into hemispheres.

What does a map's scale compare?

• direction on a map with direction of Earth.

• distance on a map with distance on Earth.

• location on a map with location on a globe.

• distortion on a map with distortion on a globe.

How much of Earth's surface is covered by ocean water?

• about 50%

• about 60%

• about 70%

• about 80%

Which two lines mark the northernmost and southernmost points where the sun's rays ever beat straight down?

• the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle.

• the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

• the prime meridian and the International Date line.

• the prime meridian and the equator