World Geo- Chapter 1

What does a map’s scale compare?

• direction on a map with direction on 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

the northern-most ocean in the world

• Arctic Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Indian Ocean

imaginary line found at zero degrees latitude

• Isthmus
• Border
• Prime Meridian
• Equator

The point on the southern hemisphere that is the farthest south (90 degrees south of the equator)

• North Pole
• South Pole
• Equator
• Canada

the term for one-half of a globe or one-half of the planet Earth

• Sphere
• Legend
• Prime Meridian
• Hemisphere

Largest continent in the world

• Africa
• United States
• Asia
• Europe

imaginary line found at zero degrees longitude

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Longitude
• Latitude

a tool on a map that shows cardinal directions and sometimes intermediate directions

• Compass Rose
• Rose Graph
• Legend
• Map Key

Latitude and Longitude are measured in ________.

• inches
• Feet
• Degrees
• Grams

Ocean found to the East of the United States

• Pacific
• Indian
• Atlantic
• Australian