Ch 1 Test

Geography is the study of Earth and its peoples, places, and _____.

• environments

• climates

• maps

• oceans

What are locations on Earth with unique features called?

• locations

• places

• playgrounds

Earth is described as dynamic because it is _____

• always hot

• an exciting place to live

• always running

• always changing

Lines of longitude run North to South but measure _____.

• north-to-south direction

• in miles

• in kilometers

• east-west direction

Which line is used as a starting point to measure longitude? (0,0 Longitude)

• The Prime Meridian

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The Equator

• The Tropic of Capricorn

Places that share similar characteristics are called _____,

• human systems

• grocery stores

• regions

Which is a type of location that describes where a place is relative to another place?

• cardinal directions

• latitude and longitude

• absolute location

• relative location

The word dynamic can be replaced by the word _____________.

• Round

• Still

• Physical

• Changing

What is the name of the imaginary line at 0 degrees latitude that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• latitude

• Equator

• longitude

These Horizontal lines that run from East to west on this globe are called?

• Prime Meridian

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Tropics of Capricorn