Study Guide: Geography Concepts

What is cartography?

• The science of designing maps

• The study of weather patterns

• The art of painting landscapes

• The process of creating globes

What do planispheres show?

• Only oceans

• Only continents

• Both continents and oceans

• Only landforms

What does the Global Positioning System (GPS) allow us to do?

• Create maps

• Determine locations accurately

• Measure distances

• Show weather patterns

What are political maps used for?

• To show weather conditions

• To display physical characteristics

• To illustrate borders of countries

• To represent climate zones

What is the shape of the Earth?

• Flat

• Spherical

• Cubical

• Elliptical

What does the Geographic Coordinate System allow us to do?

• Find different places on the planet

• Measure distances

• Create weather maps

• Design political maps

What divides the planet into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• The Equator

• The Greenwich Meridian

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The Tropic of Capricorn

What do meridians show?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Altitude

• Climate zones

What is latitude?

• The distance between the equator and a place

• The distance between the poles

• The height above sea level

• The angle of the Earth's tilt

What climate zone gets the sun's rays more directly?

• Temperate Zone

• Tropical Zone

• Polar Zone

• Arid Zone