World Geography Unit 1- 2024

Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?

• North America

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

• South America

What does the relative location of a place tell you?

• where a place is compared to another place

• the longitude and latitude of a place

• the map projection being used to show a place

The changes in shape, size, and position of features that occur when representing the Earth on a flat map take place because of...

• tilt

• distortion

• scale

• rotation

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

• a global grid of lines, latitude & longitude

• a map legend

• a map scale

• a compass rose

A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs...

• from the North Pole to the South Pole

• parallel to the Arctic Circle

• parallel to the Tropic of Cancer

• from the Prime Meridian to the International Date Line

What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year?

• the rotation of Earth around its axis

• the tilt of Earth's axis

• the division of Earth into hemispheres

What does a map’s scale compare?

• distance on a map with distance on Earth

• direction on a map with direction on Earth

• location on a map with location on a globe

• distortion on a map with distortion on a globe

A map that shows population density is a type of a...

• regional map

• political map

• physical map

• thematic map

Which of the following will you find on a map that shows physical features?

• landforms

• businesses

• population

• vegetation

Which term means the pattern of weather over a long period of time?

• climate

• Density

• Region

• Vegetation