Lesson 1 Review

1. What does the relative location of a place tell you?

• 1. The longitude and the latitude of a place

• 1. Which symbol shows a place on a map

• 1. Where a place is compared to another place

• 1. The map projection being use to show a place

1. Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?

• 1. Europe and Africa

• 1. Asia and Antarctica

• 1. North America and Australia

• 1. North America and South America

1. The changes in shape, size, and position of features that occur when representing the Earth on a map projection take place because of 

• tilt

• scale

• rotation

• distortion

1. What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth? 

• 1. A global grid

• 1. A map legend

• 1. A map scale

• 1. A compass rose

1. A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs

• 1. Parallel to the Arctic Circle

• 1. Parallel to the Tropic of Cancer

• 1. From the North Pole to the South Pole

• 1. From the prime meridian to the International Date Line

1. What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year?

• 1. The rotation of Earth around its axis

• 1. The tilt of Earth’s axis toward the sun

• 1. The distance between the sun and Earth

• 1. The division of Earth into hemispheres

1. What does a map’s scale compare?

• 1. Direction on a map with direction on Earth

• 1. Distance on a map with distance on Earth

• 1. Location on a map with location on a globe

• 1. Distortion on a map with distortion on a globe

1. Which of the following is a temperate zone?

• 1. The area between the arctic circle and the North Pole

• 1. The area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

• 1. The area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle

• 1. The area between the Tropic of Cancer and the equator

1. When does the sun shine directly down on the equator?

• 1. On December 22 or 23

• 1. On June 21 or 22

• 1. On September 22 or 23  and March 20 or 21

What two continents occupy the same landmass?

• Europe and Africa

• North America and South America

• Europe and Asia

• Australia and Antarctica