Geography and Foundations of History

What are lines on a globe drawn in an east-west direction and measured in degrees?

• longitude

• latitude

• grid

• equator

What are lines on a globe drawn in a north-south direction and measured in degrees?

• longitude

• latitude

• grid

• prime meridian

What is an imaginary line that is found at 0 degrees N/S? It divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

• longitude

• latitude

• equator

• prime meridian

What is the name of the tool box that explains what all the symbols on a map is called?

• Key or legend

• Compass Rose

• Scale

• Color guide

Line of longitude that dives the Earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Prime Number

• Solstice

A place's exact location on Earth (coordinates)

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

• Region

• Spot

Finding a place's location by describing places near it. (Roseburg is south of Eugene)

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

• Relational Location

• Definite Location

A place with unifying characteristics such as climate, land, population, or history.

• Place

• Country

• Region

• Continent

Map that shows the physical features of earth.

• Thematic Map

• Contour Map

• Physical Map

• Political Map

Shows the borders between countries, and includes capitals.

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Country Map

• Thematic Map