Basic Tools of Geography

Which is NOT a theme of geography?

• movement

• location

• culture

• region

Which lines RUN from EAST to WEST?

• Latitude

• Longitude

Is the prime meridian a line of latitude or longitude?

• latitude

• longitude

North, South, East, and West are called

• Cardinal Directions

• Intermediate Directions

• Compass

Which type of map shows you states, countries, and cities?

• Political

• Physical

• Special-purpose

• Satellite

Please label your compass rose

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

South

Northwest

Southwest

East

North

West

Northeast

Southeast

When you are given the coordinates on a map 20 degrees North and 45 degrees West you are finding the ​ (a)  

• absolute Location
• relative location
• mental map

What is the name of the main line of latitude found at 0 degrees?

• Parallels

• Prime Meridian

• The Equator

• Meridians

What is the name of an exact place on the surface of the Earth?

• absolute location

• relative location

• physical system

• region

This major line runs north and south and divides Eastern and Western hemispheres

• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle
• The Equator
• The Prime Meridian