Semester Final

Which continents are located in the Western Hemisphere?

• Europe and Africa

• Asia and Antarctica

• North America and Australia

• North America and South America

What does the relative location of a place tell you?

• the longitude and latitude of a place

• which symbol shows a place on a map

• where a place is compared to another place

• the map projection being used to show a place

The changes in shape, size, and position of features that occur when representing the Earth on a flat map take place because of

• tilt

• scale

• rotation

• distortion

What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?

• a global grid

• a map legend

• a map scale

• a compass rose

A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs

• parallel to the Arctic Circle

• parallel to the Tropic of Cancer

• from the North Pole to the South Pole

• from the Prime Meridian to the International Date Line

What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year?

• the rotation of Earth around its axis

• the tilt of Earth's axis toward the sun

• the distance between the sun and Earth

• the division of Earth into hemispheres

What does a map's scale compare?

• direction on a map with direction on Earth

• distance of a map with distance on Earth

• location on a map with location on a globe

• distortion on a mpa with distortion on a globe

A map that shows population density is a type of

• physical map

• political map

• regional map

• thematic map

Which of the following will you find on a map that shows physical features?

• businessess

• landforms

• population

• vegetation

Which term means the pattern of weather over a long period of time?

• climate

• density

• region

• vegetation