6th grade Geography Pre/Post Test

What does the relative location of a place tell you?

• A. the longitude and latitude of a place

• B. which symbol shows a place on a map

• C. where a place is compared to another place

• D. the map projection being used to show a place

Which of the following tell you exactly where a place is located?

• A. geographic coordinates

• B. cardinal directions

• C. parallels of latitude

• D. meridians of longitude

The changes in shape, size, and position of features that occur when representing the earth on a flat map take place because of

• A. tilt

• B. scale.

• C. rotation.

• D. distortion

What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on earth?

• A. a global grid

• B. a map legend

• C. a map scale

• D. a compass rose

A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs

• A. parallel to the Arctic Circle.

• B. parallel to the Tropic of Cancer

• C. from the North Pole to the South Pole

• D. from the Prime Meridian to the International Date Line.

A line that marks 0* (degrees) longitude is the

• A. Equator

• B. International Date Line

• C. Prime Meridian

• D. Tropic of Capricorn

Crossing which longitude line/meridian would allow you to immediately switch days?

• A. International Date Line

• B. Prime Meridian

• C. 100 degrees West

• D. 0 Degrees

Which ocean is north of Europe?

• A. Arctic

• B. Indian

• C. Atlantic

• D. Pacific

Which two continents are located entirely in the western hemisphere?

• A. Europe and Africa

• B. Asia and Antarctica

• C. North America and Australia

• D. North America and South America

The Atlantic Ocean

• A. is north of Europe

• B. is south of Asia

• C. touches Europe and South America

• D. touches North America and Asia