Week 1: Geography

The word hemisphere is made up of two parts, hemi and sphere. What does the prefix hemi mean?

• big

• northern

• half

• part

Use the map to help answer the following Question:

Someone traveling from Florida to the Great Lakes would be going in which direction?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Use the map to help answer the following Question:

What do the lines running through the United States represent?

• highways

• rivers

• state boundaries

• county boundaries

Use the map to help answer the following Question:

Which countries border the United States?

• Canada and Germany

• Florida and England

• Egypt and Kenya

• Canada and Mexico

The study of the Earth and its features?

• geography

• geology

• archeology

• astronomy

Which is a modern piece of technology used to create maps?

• sextant

• spacecraft

• satellite

• compass

If you were to create a political map of the United States, what would be the best way to denote different states?

• write the states’ names in different sizes

• color in every other state, like a checkerboard

• make the states a variety of colors

• outline the states with a highlighter

Why do maps have scales?

• to show how far apart dots and stars on the map are

• to help you understand how far apart things are in reality

• to show where the roads are on a map

• to show how long a centimeter is

Another name for a map maker?

• cartographer

• geologist

• geographer

• archeologist

What is the imaginary line that divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres?

• prime meridian

• equator

• latitude

• longitude