Geography Practice

Climate: the weather conditions in a place over a ______ period of time.

• long

• short

• brief

• temporary

A map is ______ to carry around than a globe!

• easier

• harder

• heavier

• slower

The title tells the ______ of the map and gives you an idea of what information is shown.

• subject

• location

• author

• date

Which of the following is a type of map projection that shows the curved surface of Earth on a flat map?

• Mercator projection

• Conic projection

• Cylindrical projection

• Azimuthal projection

These lines are drawn from east to west.

• latitude

• longitude

• altitude

• meridian

Political maps show the features people have___________, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries.

• created

• destroyed

• ignored

• forgotten

Many modern maps are made with the help of the satellites of the GPS, which stands for __________.

• Global Positioning System

• Geographic Information System

• Geological Survey Program

• Global Satellite Network

Lines of longitude run in this direction.

• North and South
• East and West
• Southeast and Northwest
• Northeast and Southwest

The line of latitude which is located at zero degrees is called what?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Capricorn
• International Date Line

The line of Longitude which is located at zero degrees is called what?

• Prime Meridan
• Equator
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Optimus Prime