Geography Quiz: Globes and Maps

What is the most accurate way to show the Earth?

• D. Telescope

• C. Compass

• B. Map

• A. Globe

Which of the following can show small areas in great detail?

• B. Map

• D. Telescope

• A. Globe

• C. Compass

What divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• A. Equator

• B. Prime Meridian

• C. Tropic of Cancer

• D. Tropic of Capricorn

Which line divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

• A. Equator

• B. Prime Meridian

• C. Tropic of Cancer

• D. Tropic of Capricorn

What is the latitude of the North Pole?

• D. 45° N

• C. 180°

• B. 90° N

• A. 0°

What is the longitude of the Prime Meridian?

• C. 180°

• B. 90° E

• D. 45° W

• A. 0°

What is the exact spot where a line of latitude crosses a line of longitude called?

• A. Absolute location

• B. Relative location

• D. Specific location

• C. Geographic location

Which map projection shows continents close to their true shapes and sizes?

• A. Goode’s Interrupted Equal-Area

• B. Mercator

• C. Robinson

• D. Winkel Tripel

Which map projection shows true direction but does not show correct size or distance?

• D. Winkel Tripel

• A. Goode’s Interrupted Equal-Area

• B. Mercator

• C. Robinson

Which map projection is less distorted and shows land on the western and eastern sides as it does on a globe?

• A. Goode’s Interrupted Equal-Area

• B. Mercator

• D. Winkel Tripel

• C. Robinson