7th Grade Pre-assessment, #1 Geography

Shape of the earth

• Hemisphere 
• Equator
• Sphere
• Rotation

Imaginary line located at 0° latitude

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• International Dateline
• Axis

Movement the earth makes as it travels around the sun

• Rotation
• Gravity
• Axis
• Revolution

This helps you find directions on a map

• Compass Rose
• Scale
• Grid System
• Longitude 

Imaginary lines that run north and south but are measured east and west

• Grid System
• Scale
• Latitude
• Longitude

This type of map shows natural features

• Political
• Physical
• Thematic
• Grid System

This part of a map shows the relationship between distance on earth and distance on a map

• Scale
• Distortion
• Grid System
• Latitude 

Imaginary lines that run east and west but are measured north and south

• Latitude
• Grid System
• Scale
• Longitude

Imaginary line that connects our earth's poles

• Latitude
• Longitude
• Axis
• Grid System

This type of map focuses on one main topic.

• Political
• Physical
• Thematic
• Global