Geographer's Toolbox: Quiz 1 Review

Meridians are lines of

• latitude

• longitude

• parallels

• degrees

lines that run from north to south (vertical) are called

• longitude lines

• latitude lines

• parallels

lines that run from east to west (horizontal) are called

• latitude lines

• longitude lines

• degrees

The International Date Line is what degree of longitude

• 90 degrees

• 0 degrees

• 180 degrees

Which are NOT ways that a map can be distorted

• Conformality

• Area

• Stretch method

• Direction

True or False: Robinson Maps are best for navigation

• TRUE

• FALSE

True or False: Robinson Map Projections don't correct most distortions

• TRUE

• FALSE

What kind of map projection is this?

• Mercator

• Robinson

• Azimuthal

• Peters

What kind of map projection is this?

• Mercator

• Peters

• Azimuthal

• Robinson

Check all of the following that are part of our 5 themes of Geography

• Movement

• Human-Environment Interaction

• People

• Landmarks