Geography Basics

What is the position called that is north or south of the Equator?

• Scale

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Projection

What are the cardinal directions?

• North, South, East, West

• North, South, East, Southeast

• North, East, West, Northwest

• North, South, Northeast, Southwest

What does the Global Positioning System (GPS) consist of?

• A network of 12 satellites

• A network of 24 satellites

• A network of 30 satellites

• A network of 36 satellites

What term describes the influence of two or more things on each other?

• Scale

• Interaction

• Projection

• Distortion

What is geography the study of?

• The study of maps and navigation

• The study of Earth's core and geology

• The study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth

• The study of the solar system and planets

What are mapmakers' representations of Earth's round surface called?

• Scales

• Longitudes

• Latitudes

• Projections

What is the position called that is east or west of the Prime Meridian?

• Scale

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Interaction

What is the term for the loss of accuracy in the size or position of objects on a map?

• Scale

• Interaction

• Projection

• Distortion

Which of the following is an example of intermediate directions?

• North, South, East, West

• North, South, East, Southeast

• Northwest, Southeast, Northeast, Southwest

• North, East, West, Northwest

The area a given space on the map or globe corresponds to in the real world is called scale.

• Fasle

• True