Weigel Unit 1 Test: Maps & Physical Geo

Why are most world maps distorted?

• the people who make them are bad at their jobs
• putting a sphere onto a 2D surface stretches out places near the poles
• some countries paid map makers to make their countries look larger

What 2 hemispheres is Australia located in? SELECT BOTH

• Northern
• Southern
• Eastern
• Western

What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?

• a global grid of latitude and longitudinal lines
• a map legend
• a map scale
• a compass rose

What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year?

• changes in the amount of and intesnity of sunlight due to the tilt of the earth
• changes in the temperature of the core of the earth
• the moon's orbit
• shifting constellations

What is NOT true of the international dateline?

• located at 180degrees longitude
• separates one calendar day from another
• time changes 24hrs when you cross it
• is located at 0degrees latitude

The line on the globe marking 0° LONGITUDE that divides the world into the eastern and western hemispheres is called the...

• equator
• International Date Line
• prime meridian
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Arctic Circle

On the map below, what body of water is found at 30 degrees South and 15 degrees West?

• Mediterranean Sea
• Arabian Sea
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean

Which line of latitude is 0 degrees, circles the globe and divides the earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• International Dateline
• Prime Meridian
• Arctic Circle
• Equator

Which place will get less sunlight throughout the year?

• Austin, Texas (30N, 97W)
• Paris, France (48N, 2E)
• Tangerang, Indonesia (6S, 106E)
• Santiago, Chile (34S, 70W)

When it is summer in the northern hempisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?

• summer
• winter
• spring
• fall