WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY? (3)

Day and night are produced by:

• the angle of the earth's axis

• the time zones' axis

• the revolution of the earth around the sun

• the rotation of the earth on its axis

The map projection that is best for calculating directions is the:

• Mercator

• globe

• polar

• interrupted-area

The starting point for measuring longitude is:

• the prime meridian

• the International Date Line

• the equator

• the North Pole

The equator represents 0°:

• altitude

• longitude

• meridian

• latitude

Which of these in NOT considered one of the most important map projections?

• polar

• great circle

• interrupted area

• Mercator

The earth is divided in two hemispheres according to latitude, the eastern and western hemispheres.

• True

• False

The earth is divided in two hemispheres according to longitude, the eastern and western hemispheres.

• True

• False

The only true representation of the earth is a map projection.

• True

• False

The map that shows topography is called a .......... map.

• political

• climatic

• physical

• population

The map that shows the boundaries of states and countries is called a ...... map.

• political

• climatic

• physical

• population