Geography Review - Semester 1

Latitude is measured North and South of what imaginary line?

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• International Date Line

Which of the following is NOT a city?

• Tokyo

• Amsterdam

• Bangladesh

• New Delhi

What is the name given to a point of land extending into a body of water?

• Peninsula

• Cape

• Island

• Bay

Is the Antarctic circle North or South of the Equator?

• North

• South

• Directly on the Equator

• None of the above

What are the names of the four hemispheres of the Earth?

• Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western

• North, South, East, West

• Northern, Southern, Central, Eastern

• North, South, Central, West

What does a state or a dot in a circle usually mean on a map?

• Minor city or town

• Major city or capital

• Historical site

• Geographic center

All lines of longitude are measured East and West of what imaginary line?

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

What is the name of the imaginary line 180 degrees east/west of the Prime Meridian where the date becomes one day earlier to the east of the line?

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

What are the names of the Earth's oceans?

• Pacific, Southern, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic

• Pacific, Northern, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic

• Pacific, Southern, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic

• Pacific, Southern, Atlantic, Indian, North

How many states are part of the contiguous U.S.?

• 50

• 48

• 52

• 46