Basic Geography Study Help

The 0° line of LONGITUDE is also known as the

• Equator
• Tropic of Cancer
• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Capricorn

Which of these accurately shows an absolute location?

• Dallas

• Georgia

• 100° F

• 30° N, 90⁰ W

Which component of the map is used to show the distance between two places?

• Compass
• Legend
• Scale
• Grid

The 0° line of LATITUDE is also known as the

• North Pole

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Pacific Ocean

Which kind of lines run North and South and are also called Meridians?

• Latitude

• Longtitude

• Diagonal lines
• Curved lines

How many hemispheres are there?

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 8

Answer explanation

The four hemispheres are Northwest, Northwest, Southwest, and Southeast.

Which kind of lines run East to West and are also called parallels?

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Diagonal lines
• Vertical lines

A form of government in which you have one ruler who controls everything is called:

• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Autocracy
• Themeocracy

"This area has a lot of farm-land" would be describing which of the 5 Themes of geography

• Location

• Movement

• Region

• Place

The study of the Earth and everything on it (including people) is known as

• Climatology

• History

• Geography
• Geology