World Cultural Geography Vocab Quiz I

What is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments?

• Cartography

• Geography

• Spatial Thinking

• Relief

Which term refers to the imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator?

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Prime Meridian

• Elevation

What is the term for the exact position of a place on the Earth's surface?

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

• Elevation

• Relief

What is the name of the system that uses satellites to determine precise locations on Earth?

• Map Projection

• Global Positioning System (GPS)

• Functional Region

• Spatial Thinking

What is the term for the height of a place above sea level?

• Elevation

• Relief

• Latitude

• Longitude

What is the term for the difference in height between the highest and lowest points in an area?

• Elevation

• Relief

• Absolute Location

• Functional Region

Who is a person that makes maps?

• Geographer

• Cartographer

• Spatial Thinker

• GPS Specialist

What is the term for the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Latitude

• Longitude

What is the term for the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Latitude

• Prime Meridian

• Longitude

What is the term for the way of thinking that involves understanding the spatial relationships between objects?

• Geography

• Spatial Thinking

• Map Projection

• Functional Region