Tools of Geography

Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?

• Europe and Africa

• Asia and Antartica

• North America and Australia

• North America and South America

What does the relative location of a place tell you?

• the longitude and latitude

• which symbol shows a place on a map

• where a place is compared to another place

• the map projection being used to show a place

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

• tilt

• scale

• rotation

• distortion

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

• a global grid

• a map legend

• a map scale

• a compass rose

A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs

• parallel to the Arctic Circle.

• parallel to the Tropic of Cancer.

• from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• from the Prime Meridian to the International Date Line.

Which of the following is the main advantage of the type of map projection shown:

• It shows the area of oceans more accurately.

• It shows distances between places more accurately.

• It shows relative locations of places more accurately.

• It shows the size and shapes of continents more accurately.

What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year?

• the rotation of Earth around its axis

• the tilt of Earth's axis toward the sun 

• the distance between the sun and Earth

• the division of Earth into hemispheres

What does a map’s scale compare?

• direction on a map with direction on Earth

• distance on a map with distance on Earth

• location on a map with location on a globe

• distortion on a map with distortion on a globe

How much of Earth’s surface is covered by ocean water?

• about 50%

• about 60%

• about 70%

• about 80%

Which two lines mark the northernmost and southernmost points where the sun’s rays ever beat straight down?

• the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle

• the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

• the prime meridian and the International Date Line

• the prime meridian and the equator