TCI - Tool of Geography

Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?

• Europe and Africa
• Asia and Antarctica
• North America and Australia
• North America and South America

What does the relative location of a place tell you?

• the longitude and latitude of a place
• which symbol shows a place on a map
• the map projection being used to show a place
• where a place is compared to another place

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

The changes in space, 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 use 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

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

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

• about 50%
• about 60%
• about 70%
• about 80%

Using the Earth Revolution picture, answer the question: When the sun shines straight down on the Tropic of Cancer, what occurs?

• Summer begins in the Southern Hemisphere
• Summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere
• Spring begins in the Southern Hemisphere
• Spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere

Which two lines mark the northernmost the 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