Geography Quiz

What is a butte?

• A narrow passage of water

• An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top

• A natural pool of hot water

• A symbol on maps that shows cardinal directions

What does the term "civil rights" refer to?

• The rights of citizens to have political and social freedom and equality

• A tool that shows how distances on a map compare to actual distances on Earth

• A formal statement of opinion or intention voted on by a group

• The imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth

What is a compass rose?

• A symbol on maps that shows cardinal directions

• A heading that tells what information is shown on the map

• A tool that shows how distances on a map compare to actual distances on Earth

• A natural pool of hot water

What is erosion?

• The imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth

• The wearing away of rock, land, soil, or a physical feature by the action of wind, water, or ice

• A natural pool of hot water that sometimes sprays steam and hot water into the air

• A person who served in the military

What is a geyser?

• A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water

• A natural pool of hot water that sometimes sprays steam and hot water into the air

• A symbol on maps that shows cardinal directions

• A tool that shows how distances on a map compare to actual distances on Earth

What is the prime meridian?

• The imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth

• The imaginary line drawn around the Earth (North to South) that divides it into eastern and western hemispheres

• A tool that shows how distances on a map compare to actual distances on Earth

• A symbol on maps that shows cardinal directions

What is a strait?

• A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water

• A natural pool of hot water that sometimes sprays steam and hot water into the air

• A symbol on maps that shows cardinal directions

• A tool that shows how distances on a map compare to actual distances on Earth

What is a veteran?

• A person who served in the military

• A natural pool of hot water that sometimes sprays steam and hot water into the air

• A symbol on maps that shows cardinal directions

• A tool that shows how distances on a map compare to actual distances on Earth

What does a Map Title tell you?

• The orientation of north and other directions

• What information is shown on a map

• How distances on a map compare to actual distances

• What each shape or symbol on a map means

What tool on a map indicates the orientation of north and other directions?

• Map Key

• Map Scale

• Compass Rose

• Map Title