9th Grade Geography Semester Final

The basic tool of geography is a

• photograph.

• textbook.

• map.

• compass.

Detailed land features--such as mountains, hills, elevations, rivers, and swamps--referred to as

• grids.

• topography.

• legends.

• hemisphere.

Rather than indicating points on a map by referring to feet, mapmaker use

• degrees.

• flags.

• markers.

• standards.

The lines that run north and south around the globe are called

• grids.

• topography.

• parallels.

• meridians.

The main problem with any flat map is

• time.

• space.

• perspective.

• distortion.

If one wanted to learn details about the natural features of an area, he or she should consult a

• political map.

• physical map.

• road map.

• climate map.

To determine the amount of distance between two places on a map, one should look for the map's

• copyright date.

• legend.

• scale.

• parallels.

The map feature that shows the orientation of the map is the

• legend.

• scale.

• title.

• compass.

The height and depth of land features in relation to surrounding land are called

• relief.

• distortion.

• perspective.

• projection.

Lines on a map that separate colors on a relief map and show all points on the map that have the same altitude are called

• meridians.

• contour lines.

• parallels.

• gores.