Intro to Geography Quiz

Which of the following are NOT one of the 5 themes of geography?

• Location

• Place

• Human-Environment Interactions

• Latitude/Longitude

• Regions

Each time you tell someone directions or how to get somewhere you

use geography. You’re thinking about places in terms of their

location in space.

Which of the following reflects the statement?

• Human Systems

• Physical Systems

• Places and Regions

• The World in Spatial Terms

When a coach checks the weather before going out to practice they are

using geographic information. Earth's physical processes, including

climate, thunderstorms etc.

Which of the following does this statement represent?

• The World in Spatial Terms

• Human Systems

• Physical Systems

• Places and Regions

In school you practice core geography skills as you study the

history of earth, read maps and interpret historical events with

respect to location. Your future use of geography may be less

direct, but far more important.

Which of the following does this statement apply to?

• The Uses of Geography

• Environment & Society

• Physical Systems

• The World in Spatial Terms

What is the equator?

• A line of longitude

• A line of latitude

• the center of the earth

• the prime meridian

Is this map representative of a Large Scale or Small Scale Map?

• Large Scale

• Small Scale

Which lines of Latitude divides the Northern & Southern Hemispheres?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

Which Line of longitude is considered 0 degrees?

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

What is this object known as?

• Map Symbol

• Map Key

• Compass

• Compass Rose

Which pole is located at 90 degrees South Latitude

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Magnetic Pole

• Tropic of cancer