Geographic Tools Review

Geographers are people who study...

• planets

• the human body

• Earth

• farming

North, south, east, and west are...

• starting points

• main directions

• reference points

• intermediate directions

Lines of longitude show how Far East or west a place is from...

• the equator

• Earth

• parallels

• the prime meridian

Lines of latitude are also known as...

• meridians

• equators

• parallels

• prime meridians

Charts that use symbols to display information are known as...

• line graphs

• surveys

• pictographs

• bar graphs

California is one of five...

• Southwest states

• Mountain states

• Gold Rush states

• Pacific states

Marta used a _________ to compare distance on the map with actual distance

• precipitation

• prime meridian

• scale

• legend

"To find the latitude address, start at the invisible line that runs from east to west through the center of the Earth, also known as the___________," explained Mrs. Jenkins.

• equator

• prime meridian

• meridians

• parallels

Scientists look at the average condition of weather over a period of time to determine an area's___________.

• longitude

• scale

• climate

• precipitations

Use the symbols in a map's ____________ to learn more information about the map.

• legend

• scale

• title

• compass rose