Geography Skills Quiz

What is the center line for latitude called?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

What is the center line for longitude called?

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

A political map shows…?

• man-made borders

• mountains, rivers, plateaus

• population density

• vegetation

When it is summer in the Northern hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern hemisphere?

• summer

• fall

• winter

• spring

What are the seven continents?

• Russia, Africa, Greenland, North America, Central America, South America, Australia

• Asia, Africa, Greenland, North America, Central America, South America, Australia

• Europe, Africa, Greenland, North America, Central America, South America, Australia

• North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica

What is the northern most point on the Earth?

• the Geographic North Pole

• Iceland

• Yellowknife

• Whitehorse

How would you describe the Earth’s shape?

• football shaped

• squared off

• spherical

• conical

One disadvantage of using a globe as a navigational device.

• its not pocket portable

• its not a good model of the Earth

• its not round enough

• its not blue enough

Why do all maps have some type of distortion?

• they represent three dimensions on a two dimensional surface

• they are made from the same material as Jimi Henrix guitar

• Iceland is too big to picture

• Russia is too wide to picture

What does a physical map show?

• man made borders

• features like mountains, plateaus, rivers

• where Gold's Gym and Planet Fitness is located world-wide

• where you can see a doctor for a sports physical