Unit 1 TLAH & Geography Vocab Quiz

What are the cardinal directions?

• North, South, East, West

• Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

• Up, Down, Left, Right

• Front, Back, Left, Right

What is climate?

• The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments

• The long-term pattern of weather in a particular area

• An imaginary line at 0° from east to west

• One of the seven large land masses on the earth's surface

What is a compass rose?

• A symbol showing the cardinal directions printed on a map or chart

• One of the seven large land masses on the earth's surface

• An imaginary line at 0° from east to west

• The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments

What are landforms?

• Natural features of the Earth's surface

• Areas of salty water that fill enormous basins on the Earth's surface

• Materials found in nature that humans use to meet their needs

• Maps that show manmade features such as state and national boundaries, capitals, and major cities

What is a primary source?

• Source created at the time of study that provides firsthand evidence

• A source that was not created at the time being studied

• A map tool used to show distance

• An organized collection of symbols on a map

One of the seven large land masses on the earth's surface is:

• A globe

• A sphere

• A continent

• Earth

An imaginary line at 0° from east to west (latitude) circling the earth midway:

• Equator

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Prime Meridian

The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments. (physical, human and environmental)

• History

• Social Science

• Geology

• Geography

A spherical model of Earth

• world

• globe

• round

• map

Half of the Earth (Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western)

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Hemisphere

• Equator