Unit 1 Geography Terms Quiz

What is the term for the two times of the year when the sun is directly above the equator?

• solstice

• eclipse

• equinox

• zenith

What is the term for one of the two points in the sky where the sun is farthest from the equator?

• equinox

• zenith

• apogee

• solstice

What is the term for the line of latitude that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

What is the term for the line of longitude that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

What is the term for the line of latitude that is 23.5 degrees north of the equator?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

What is the term for the line of latitude that is 66.5 degrees north of the equator?

• Antarctic Circle

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

What is the term for a system that uses satellites to determine the precise location on the earth?

• GPS

• GLONASS

• Beidou

• Galileo

What is the term for a computer system that can capture, store, analyze, and display geographic data?

• Geospatial Information System (GIS)

• Geographic Information System (GIS)

• Geographic Data System (GDS)

• Spatial Data System (SDS)

What is the term for the distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees?

• latitude

• longitude

• altitude

• elevation

What is the term for the distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees?

• latitude

• longitude

• altitude

• elevation