Ch 1 - The World of Geography

What helps a geographer find distance on a map?

• Key
• Legend
• Scale
• Map Grid

What is this an example of: 500 S Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46225?

• Absolute Location
• Relative Location

What is this an example of: SMG is West of Hummer Park?

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

What are the Degrees of the Equator?

• 0 Degrees Latitude
• 0 Degrees Longitude
• 180 Degrees Latitude
• 180 Degrees Longitude

Which map component is shown in this image?

• Title
• Map Scale
• Map Grid
• Map Key

The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into _____ and ______ Hemispheres.

• Northern & Southern
• Western & Eastern

What theme of geography explains how people, ideas, and animals get from one place to another?

• Location

• Movement

• Place

• Region

What is absolute location?

• Exact point where a place is found

• Position of one place compared to another

• Region that contains a place

• Characteristics that make a place unique

Projections help cartographers:

• Decide what colors to use for land

• Show Earth's curved surface on a flat map

• Eliminate all distortions from maps

• Figure out the distances between regions

What do mapmakers use to show Earth's curved surface on a flat page?

• Areas of color

• Map projections

• Map legend

• Labels and symbols