The Geographer's Tools (Chapter 1 Lesson 2)

What line divides the Earth into a Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• International Date Line

• Fine Line

Which hemisphere lies to the LEFT of the Prime Meridian?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

If Bradon wanted to know what the blue lines on a map mean, where should he look to find the answer?

• key

• compass rose

• scale bar

• title

Which of the following would a compass rose be used to find?

• The distance between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh

• the symbols on a map

• the location of New York City compared to your home town

• what area the map covers

Which of the following items would be better displayed on a map rather than a globe?

• oceans of the world

• continents

• distance from Washington D.C. to Mexico City

• election results

Which type of map shows boundaries of countries?

• political map

• physical map

• vegetation map

• land use map

Which of the following would most likely be shown on an ELEVATION map?

• height above or below sea level

• distance traveled from place to place

• latitude and longitude

• directions from one place to another

Which hemisphere is below the Equator?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

What is one way that maps and globes differ?

• Maps are more accurate than globes.

• Globes distort physical reality.

• Globes tend to show more kinds of information.

• Maps are easier to store and carry

In what way is a map and a globe similar?

• They both can show only the United States.

• They both can be used on a GPS.

• The both can show large land masses, water bodies, and country locations.

• They are both extremely accurate models of the Earth.