Tool of Geographer (Location) Quiz

Which of the following means "one-half of earth"?

• Hemisphere

• Distortion

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

Which is the zero degree latitude line?

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

Which is the zero degree line of longitude?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• Tropic of Cancer

Which is distance in degrees measuring east and west of the Prime Meridian?

• Equator

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Parallels

Which is distance in degrees north or south of the Equator?

• Distortion

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Meridians

What do we call an inaccuracy or error created by placing the round earth on a flat map?

• Hemisphere

• Distortion

• Meridians

• Parallels

Which of the following ARE characteristics of MERCATOR projection maps? (3 are correct)

• Shows direction best

• Used for ocean navigation

• Land near equator very distorted

• Land near poles very distorted

Which of the following ARE characteristics of CONIC project maps? (3 are correct)

• Created by projecting a globe onto a paper cone

• Least distorted in middle latitudes

• Distorted at equator and poles

• Good for showing the entire world

Which of the following ARE characteristics of a Azimuthal (Flat Plane) projection maps? (3 are correct)

• Directions are clear

• Latitude lines form a circle

• Longitude lines spread out from center of map

• Used by airplane pilots because it shows "great circle routes"

Which of the following are TRUE about latitude?

• Like a ladder, with lines across like the rungs of a ladder

• Always long, no matter where they are on the globe

• Lines run east to west (aka west to east)

• Always expressed as degrees north or south of the Equator