Lesson 1

1. The exact latitude and longitude of a place on the globe gives you your ____________ location.

• intermediate

• relative

• absolute

• primary

2. Which of these is a cardinal direction on a compass?

• down

• west

• latitude

• northeast

3. What is located at 0° latitude?

• the equator

• the North Pole

• the prime meridian

• the South Pole

4. Northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest are called

• latitudes

• longitudes

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

5. When giving directions to someone, you tell them to turn by Walmart, follow the road past the bank, and then turn right. This is an example of __________ location.

• relative

• absolute

• GPS

• map

6. What is located at 0° longitude?

• Prime Meridian

• the Equator

• the Tropic of Cancer

• the Tropic of Capricorn

7. Which of the following affects where people choose to live?

• climate

• physical features

• vegetation

• all of the above

8. What is the most important way that rivers and lakes helped the United States to become a wealthy country?

• They provided an environment for many kinds of fish.

• They made it easy for people to have fun swimming.

• They provided routes for ships and power for industry.

• They offered beautiful scenery for travelers to admire.

9. A political map shows

• elevation of mountains

• products produced or grown in certain areas

• borders and important cities

• types of vegetation

10. A physical map shows

• features such as landforms and bodies of water

• voting trends

• the economy of regions

• population