World Geography

One of the Earth's seven large bodies of land is called a(n) _______________ ?

• city

• county

• state

• continent

A __________ tells you what each symbol on the map stands for.

• symbol

• picture

• legend

• sign

One of the four main points of the Compass Rose is called ?

• latitude

• cardinal directions

• equator

• longitude

A direction that is half way between two cardinal directions is called ?

• North

• South

• Intermediate Directions

• Cardinal Directions

A guide that explains the difference between real distances on Earth and distances on a map is called?

• scale

• weight

• pictures

• maps

An imaginary line or meridian measuring the distance east or west of the prime meridian is called?

• the equator

• a scale

• latitude

• longitude

An imaginary line (or parallel) measuring distance north or south of the equator is called ?

• latitude

• longitude

• landform

• continent

An imaginary line encircling Earth half way between the North and the South Pole is called the ?

• Prime Meridian

• Legend

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

To cross out or go through is called a(n) ?

• degree

• intersect

• parallel

• cardinal direction

The _____________ is the most northerly latitude at whick the sun can shine directly.

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Latitude