Chapter 1 Exam

The exact location of something is relative location

• True

• False

A globe is more accurate than a map because it does not distort physical reality.

• True

• False

Each half of the Earth is called a hemisphere.

• True

• False

4. Lines of Latitude run North and South but measure East and West.

• True

• False

5. The map key shows colors, symbols, and lines of the map.

• True

• False

6. Earth is ____________________ meaning that it is always changing.

• Dynamic

• Dominant

• Round

• Moving

7. The _______________ is an imaginary line of Latitude that circles the middle of the Earth.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

8. Cell phones and GPS devices are examples of ____________________

• Technology

• Topography

• GIS

• Geographic Information System

9. Globes are more accurate than maps because they are shaped like a ___________

• Sphere

• Oval

• Square

• Ball

10. A ________________ in cars helps guide us to our destination.

• GPS

• GPN

• Satellite

• GIS