Unit 1 and 2 Retest Review

Which map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations?

• map scale

• key

• title

• distance calculator

What does GPS tell a user?

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Region

• Elevation

The Equator is measured at _______________ and divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere.

• 0 degrees Longitude

• 180 degrees Longitude

• 0 degrees Latitude

• 90 degrees South

Himalayan Mountains

• converging continent to continent

• earthquake in subduction zone

• converging ocean to continent

• transformational

What is happening at this boundary?

• A rift valley forms

• Mountains are forming

• The ocean is sinking

• Volcanoes form

During an equinox, the Sun is directly above the?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Santa's Workshop

The Tropic of Cancer is located at:

• North of the Equator (Northern Hemisphere)

• South of the Equator (Southern Hemisphere)

• West of the Prime Meridian (Western Hemisphere)

• East of the Prime Meridian (Eastern Hemisphere)

Which of the following best describes a formal region?

• The area served by a local newspaper.

• The Middle East, based on shared cultural perceptions.

• The Rocky Mountains, defined by physical geography.

• The bus routes connected to a central station.

A planar projection map is most useful for:

• Finding the shortest distance between two places, particularly at the Poles

• Visualizing the overall shape and size of land

• Sea navigation

• Mapping the continents

A mathematical formula used to represent the curved surface of the Earth on the flat surface of a map is called a...

• a cylindrical projection

• a planar projection

• map projection

• conic projection