Lesson 1: The Tools of Geography

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

• a compass rose

• map scale

• map legend

• a global grid

All flat maps have ________, which is a change in shape, location, and size of places on Earth.

• distortion

• tilt

• rotation

• continents

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

North America and South America are both found in which hemisphere?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

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

Which is a cardinal direction?

• Down

• Right

• Northeast

• South

Which is an intermediate direction?

• South

• Southeast

• under

• behind

What type of location is "three houses east of the brown house on the corner"?

• relative location
• spoken directions
• street directions
• absolute location

What type of location is "42°N, 88°W"?

• relative location
• scale location
• cardinal location
• absolute location