World Geography Module 1 Test

1. an imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the north and south poles

• equator
• prime meridian
• longitude
• cartography
• relative location

2. an imaginary line that circles the globe and breaks it into an eastern and western half

• prime meridian
• longitude
• cartography
• relative location
• hemisphere

3. general description of where a place is

• relative location
• prime meridian
• longitude
• cartography
• hemisphere

4. lines that measure the distance east or west of the prime meridian

• longitude
• prime meridian
• cartography
• relative location
• hemisphere

5. the science of making maps

• cartography
• prime meridian
• longitude
• relative location
• hemisphere

6. a half of the globe divided by either latitude or longitude

• hemisphere
• prime meridian
• longitude
• cartography
• relative location

7. the study of the world's human geographic features

• human geography
• prime meridian
• longitude
• cartography
• relative location

8. the science of the Earth's water systems

• hydrology
• absolute location
• latitude
• map projection
• physical geography

9. the measurement for lines of latitude and longitude

• degree
• absolute location
• latitude
• map projection
• physical geography

10. lines that measure the distance north or south of the equator

• latitude
• absolute location
• map projection
• physical geography
• minute