Geography Unit 1 -5 Quiz

Imagine that one day you go hiking in a national park. After walking all day and then camping for the night, you realize that you are lost. Instead of becoming worried, you pull out a handheld device that provides your location, the time, and evens maps that you can use to guide yourself out of the park. What type of technology does this device use?

• Geographic Information System (GIS)  
• Global Positioning System (GPS)
• Hiking Location System (HLS)
• Park Assistance System (PAS)

What type of maps focuses on the characteristics listed below?
mountains, lakes, rivers, oceans, etc.

• Political Map
• Physical Map
• Special Purpose Map

What type of maps focuses on the characteristics listed below?
country borders, state borders, capital cities, etc.

• Political Map
• Physical Map
• Special Purpose Map

What geographic tool is represented in the picture above?

• Grid
• Scale
• Projection
• Legend (Key)

What geographic tool is represented in the picture above?

• Grid
• Scale
• Projection
• Legend (Key)

What geographic tool does the lines on the map above represent?

• Grid
• Scale
• Projection
• Legend (Key)

Horizontal lines on a map that measure north and south are called lines of

• latitude

• longitude

• the Prime Meridian

• the International Dateline

The line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres is called the

• Southern Hemisphere

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Grid System

The vertical line at 0 degrees on a map is called the

• line of latitude

• International Dateline

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

What geography term or word means half a globe?

• Earth

• sphere

• hemisphere

• grid system