Unit 1

Physical Map

• Shows natural features of physical geography

• Shows features that humans have created

• Shows magical unicorns and lightening bolts

• Shows birds and animals

Political Map

• Shows natural features of physical geography

• Shows magical unicorns and lightening bolts

• Shows features that humans have created

• Shows rules of law

The specific location on the Earth is an example of what type of location?

• Relative

• Cardinal

• Absolute

Direction & distance from one location to another is an example of what type of location?

• Absolute

• Relative

How many continents are there in the world?

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 6

The imaginary horizontal lines running parallel on the Earth is called

• Grid

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Heat zone

Which continent has no countries and no population?

• North America

• Antarctica

• South America

• Europe

Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?

• Longitude
• Latitude

The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________. 

• International Date Line
• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Arctic Circle

The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?

• Eastern and Southern
• Northern and Southern
• Western and Eastern
• Northern and Western