Ch 1 and Ch 2 Test Review

A _________________ is a way of representing the round Earth on a flat surface.

• Globe

• Topographic Map

• Satellite Image

• Map Projection

The earth orbits the ____________.

• Sun

• Moon

• Mars

• Neptune

A Physical Map shows _________________.

• State and country boundaries

• rainfall, population, land use, etc.

• land elevation, water depth and features on Earth

• None of the above.

__________ is an example of a thematic map.

• a map that shows state/country boundaries

• a map that shows population, climate, etc.

• a map that shows land elevation

• none of the above

_____ is the study of Earth and its people, places and environments.

• Geography

• Geology

• Cartography

• Meteorology

______ is the name of the supercontinent that spread apart millions of years ago.

• Vaalbara

• Pannotia

• Pangaea

• Rodinia

When reading or writing map coordinates, which is read and written first?

• Latitude Lines

• Longitude Lines

The set of imaginary lines that run east and west around the globe, measuring north and south of the equator.

• Latitude Lines

• Longitude Lines

Each half of the earth is called a _____.

• globe

• hemisphere

• longitude

• latitude

How much of Earth is always tilted toward the sun?

• all

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1/4