Geography Review

North, South, East, and West are known as _________ points.

• intermediate

• cardinal

• longitude

• pole

The starting place for measuring latitude is the __________.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• North Pole

• South Pole

Which set is considered INTERMEDIATE directions?

• north, south, east, and west

• northeast, south east, north west, and south west

The starting place for measuring longitude at 0 degrees and is called the ___________________.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• South Pole

• International Date Line

Parallels of __________ circle the earth from west to east.

• latitude

• longitude

• fatitude

• equator

Meridians of _________________ run North to South and meet at the poles.

• latitude

• longitude

• cardinal points

• continents

Half of the globe.

• hemisphere
• continent
• distortion
• symbols

Why do maps need a map scale?

• To show how big the map is
• To show how much the map weighs
• to show how tall a building is in real life
• to show how far away a place is in real life.

What type of map shows the borders between countries?

• physical
• political
• population
• elevation

What river borders Texas and Mexico?

• Rio Grande River

• Colorado River

• Missouri River

• Mississippi River