Spatial Elements

Which of the following is not a basic geographical spatial element?

• scale

• direction

• interaction

• distance

"Yorktown is across the river from Gloucester." This statement is an example of:

• absolute location

• relative location

• grid system

• map scale

To measure the relationship between the distance on a map and the distance on Earth, you can use a -

• compass rose

• map scale

• map title

• map symbol

If a map's scale is 1 inch: 10 miles, how many inches on the map will a distance of 40 miles be?

• 6 inches

• 5 inches

• 40 inches

• 4 inches

What are the lines that run north to south, from pole to pole, on a map called?

• parallels of latitude

• tropic of cancer

• equator

• meridians of longitude

What line of latitude is 0 degrees?

• the equator

• the prime meridian

• the tropic of Cancer

• the bottom of the thermometer

All points east of the prime meridian are in the -

• Northern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

Which of these is NOT a cardinal direction?

• north

• south

• ratio

• east

NE, NW, SW, and SE are all examples of what?

• intermediate grades

• intermediate directions

• intermediate distances

• nonsense

If a map's scale is 1 cm: 10 km, what is the distance between two cities that are 2 cm apart on the map?

• 20 miles

• 20 km

• 2 km

• 10 km