Navigating the Globe Quiz

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1. Which statement best describes a globe?

• a. It is a model of the whole Earth.
• b. It is a map in the shape of a rectangle.
• c. It is a book about world geography.
• d. It is a game played with a ball.

2. What can you learn by getting to know your globe?

• a. The different countries of the world.
• b. The different types of landforms on Earth.
• c. The different bodies of water on Earth.
• d. All of the above.

3. What is the purpose of the globe?

• a. To take a pretend trip around the world.
• b. To learn about world geography.
• c. To play games with a ball.
• d. To study different types of maps.

4. What is the equator?

• a. An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres
• b. An imaginary line that runs in an east-west direction parallel to the equator
• c. An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres
• d. An imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south pole

5. What are latitudes?

• a. Imaginary lines that run in an east-west direction parallel to each other
• b. Imaginary lines that all start at one pole and move away from each other
• c. Imaginary lines that divide the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres
• d. Imaginary lines that divide the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres

6. How are time zones determined?

• a. By counting the number of longitude degrees between two places
• b. By counting the number of latitude degrees between two places
• c. By looking at the position of the sun in the sky
• d. By looking at the position of the moon in the sky

7. What are the cardinal directions?

• a. North, East, South, West
• b. Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest
• c. North, South, East, West
• d. East, West, North, South

8. What are the intermediate directions?

• a. Northwest, Northeast, South, West
• b. Southwest, Southeast, North, East
• c. Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest
• d. North, South, East, West

9. What is the function of the Equator?

• A) It marks the division between the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere
• B) It serves as a reference point for measuring latitude and divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
• C) It is a line that divides the Earth into the Southern Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere
• D) It separates the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic Ocean