Geography Quiz

What is the equator?

• A line that divides Earth from pole to pole

• An imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres

• A line that runs east and west around Earth

• A symbol on a map

What does the prime meridian do?

• Divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres

• Shows direction on a map

• Divides Earth from pole to pole

• Represents a map symbol

What are latitude lines?

• Lines that run north and south around Earth

• Imaginary lines that run east and west around Earth

• Symbols on a map

• Directions on a compass rose

What are longitude lines also called?

• Parallels

• Meridians

• Symbols

• Directions

What is a compass rose used for?

• Showing the scale of a map

• Showing direction on a map

• Dividing the Earth into hemispheres

• Representing map symbols

What does the title of a map tell you?

• The scale of the map

• What the map is about

• The directions on the map

• The symbols used on the map

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

What does the scale on a map tell you?

• The directions on the map

• The ratio between the distance on a map and the distance in real life

• The symbols used on the map

• The title of the map

What is another name for latitude lines?

• Meridians

• Parallels

• Symbols

• Directions

What is the transportation of people, goods, and services called?

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Location

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

What term describes a location and is considered a "snapshot" or "postcard" of a location?

• Place

• Globe

• Map

• Ocean

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A