Cycle 1 Review - Geography

Earth's seasons result from the...

• Earth's tilt

• sun's revolution around the Earth

• position of the planet

• Earth's rotation

The Earth's tilt is ...

• 25.3 degrees

• 30.3 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 32.5 degrees

The Earth takes how long to make one complete revolution around the sun?

• 365 days

• 365 1/4 days

• 500 days

• 24 hours

The first day of spring in the northern hemisphere is known as ...

• Vernal Equinox

• Autumnal Equinox

• Summer Solstice

• Winter Solstice

If it is winter in the northern hemisphere it is _____ in the southern hemisphere

• spring

• summer

• autumn

• winter

The southern hemisphere is angled toward the sun during....

• vernal equinox

• autumnal equinox

• summer solstice

• winter solstice

Which 2 directions do lines of latitude run? (choose all that apply)

• north

• south

• east

• west

Lines of longitude run...

• north and south of the equator

• north of the equator

• south of the equator

• from the north pole to the south pole

_______ is 0 degrees latitude

• the equator

• the prime meridian

• the north pole

• the international date line

The _______ is 0 degrees longitude.

• equator

• Prime Meridian

• tropic of cancer

• the international date line