Quick Check Geography Week 1

What is the imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole called?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Longitude lines

• Latitude lines

Which meridian is designated at 0° longitude and passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

What is the hemisphere north of the equator called?

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

What type of map shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, and oceans?

• Political Map

• Physical Map

• Thematic Map

• Compass Rose

What tool on a map shows cardinal (N, E, S, W) and intermediate (NE, SE, NW, SW) directions?

• Grid System

• Map Key/Legend

• Compass Rose

• Coordinates

What is the position of a place in relation to another place called?

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

• Coordinates

• Intermediate Directions

Which theme of geography describes how people make decisions about interacting with their environment and how the environment responds?

• Location

• Place

• Human/Environment Interaction

• Movement

What is the study of the earth's physical and cultural features called?

• Geography

• Grid System

• Map Key/Legend

• Coordinates

What are large areas with distinctive human and/or physical characteristics called?

• Longitude

• Relative Location

• Movement

• Regions

What is the term for the latitude and longitude address of a place on a map?

• Coordinates

• Region

• Relative Location

• Intermediate Directions