Geography Concepts Quiz

What are flat representations of the earth called?

• Globes

• Maps

• Atlases

• Charts

What are round representations of the earth called?

• Maps

• Charts

• Globes

• Diagrams

What is the directional marker on a map called?

• Compass Rose

• Scale

• Legend

• Grid

What lines measure North and South of Equator and run east to west?

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Meridians

• Prime Meridian

What is the line of latitude located at 23 1/2 degrees North?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

What is the imaginary line that passes through Greenwich, England?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• International Date Line

How many time zones are in the world?

• 12

• 24

• 36

• 48

What are the 7 continents?

• Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia

• Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Greenland

• Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, New Zealand

• Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Iceland

What is the difference between absolute and relative location?

• Absolute is exact, relative is in relation to another place

• Absolute is approximate, relative is exact

• Absolute is in relation to another place, relative is exact

• Absolute and relative are the same.

What do we call the long-term average weather conditions?

• Weather

• Climate

• Temperature

• Precipitation