Geography

The study of the earth, its features and its people is called

• Environment
• Cartography
• Geography
• Schoolology

What tells the meaning of each symbol used on a map?

• symbols

• map grid

• map key

A round object used as a model of the earth.

• globe

• symbols

• map key

What is this an example of?

• compass rose

• symbols

• map key

• globe

What are lines on a globe drawn in an east-west direction and measured in degrees?

• longitude

• latitude

• grid

• equator

What are lines on a globe drawn in a north-south direction and measured in degrees?

• longitude

• latitude

• grid

• prime meridian

What is an imaginary line that is found at 0 degrees N/S? It divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

• longitude

• latitude

• equator

• prime meridian

What is an imaginary line drawn from the North Pole through Greenwich, England to the South Pole?

• longitude

• latitude

• equator

• prime meridian

What is the continent that is light green?

• North America
• South America
• Africa
• Australia

What is the continent that is yellow?

• Africa
• Australia
• Asia
• Antarctica