Unit 1 World Geography

What is the name of the imaginary line that goes all around the world, dividing it in east and west?

• Equator

• Greenwich

• Prime Meridian

What is the name of the imaginary line that goes all a round the world, dividing it in north and south?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Parallels

What is another way to call the east and west of our planet?

• Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• East and west hemisphere

• Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• North and South Poles

What is another way to call the north and south of our planet?

• Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• East and west hemisphere

• Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• North and South Poles

Lines of longitude measure distance ___ and ___ of the prime meridian.

• north / south

• east / west

• north / east

• south / west

Lines of latitude measure distance ___ and ___ of the Equator.

• north / south

• east / west

• north / east

• south / west

What type of map is this?

• Political

• Physical

A map scale helps you figure out the _____________ between two places.

• Direction

• Size

• Distance

What type of map is this?

• Political

• Physical

What type of map focuses on rivers?

• Political

• Physical