Geography Tools Unit Review

Latitude lines run

• East to West
• North to South

This line measures 0 degrees longitude:

• Equator
• International Date Line
• Meridians
• Prime Meridian

The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• International Date Line
• Contour line

What is this object known as?

• map symbol
• map key
• map scale
• compass rose

A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.

• Equator
• Hemisphere
• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle

What direction is indicated by the number 5?

• northeast
• northwest
• southeast
• southwest

Which answer shows all of
the Intermediate Directions?

• South, North, East, West
• North, Northeast, Northwest
• Northeast, Southeast, Northwest,
  Southwest
• South, Southeast, Southwest

What is a map scale?

• a tool to measure distance
• a tool to tell direction
• a tool to start a fire
• a tool to build a house

What kind of map is this?

• Continental
• Political
• Flat
• Globe

A scale model of the earth

• Physical map
• globe
• Political map
  Political Map
• Bar Scale