Unit 1 Geography Review

This tool of geographers show the most accurate size and shape of the features of the Earth

• A Map

• A Globe

• A GPS

• A Satellite

The Prime Meridian is located at _________ degrees longitude.

• 90

• 360

• 120

• 0 (zero)

Which imaginary horizontal line circles the middle of the Earth?

• Prime Meridian

• North Pole

• Equator

• South Pole

A special-purpose map that uses color to show population density is called a

• Choropleth

• Political map

• Physical Map

• Economic map

The map tool that shows the distance between different places on the map is called:

• Title

• Ruler

• Bar graph

• Scale

A (a)   on a map helps the user under stand what a color or symbol means.

The (a)   on a map shows the direction of a location.

Throughout history, populations have moved from one place to settle in another place. What is this movement called?

• immigration

• migration

• motivation

• salutation

B.C. means:

• Before Christ

• Break Crust

• Bank Case

• Before Christmas

Historians divide the past into 100 year blocks of time known as:

• Decades

• Millennia

• Century

• Era