Geography Quiz

What is the study of Earth and its people, places, and environments called?

• Geography

• Landscape

• Latitude

• Region

Which term describes Earth's features in terms of their places, shapes, and their relationships to one another?

• Absolute location

• Spatial

• Longitude

• Prime Meridian

What is the term for the portions of the Earth's surface that can be viewed at one time from a location?

• Latitude

• Region

• Landscape

• Geography

What is the location of one place compared to another place called?

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Longitude

• Prime Meridian

What is the exact location of something known as?

• Spatial

• Region

• Absolute location

• Landscape

What are the lines on a map that run east to west called?

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Prime Meridian

• Region

What are the lines on a map that run north to south called?

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Geography

• Spatial

What is the starting point for measuring longitude?

• Latitude

• Prime Meridian

• Absolute location

• Relative location

What is a group of places that are close to one another and share the same characteristics called?

• Geography

• Region

• Landscape

• Spatial

What is the natural surroundings of a place called?

• Landform

• Environment

• Climate

• Hemisphere