Geography Quiz

Lines of latitude run east to west; lines of longitude run north to south.

• True

• False

A map is more accurate than a globe because it does not distort physical reality.

• True

• False

The map feature that indicates north, south, east, and west is the map key.

• True

• False

Geography is the study of Earth and its peoples, places, and _____.

• climates

• environments

• maps

• oceans

What are locations on Earth with unique features called?

• regions

• places

• environments

• absolute location

Earth is described as dynamic because it is _____.

• always changing

• affected by people's actions

• always revolving

• an exciting place to live

What is the name of the line that is equally distant from the North Pole and the South Pole?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• International Date Line

Which line is used as a starting point to measure longitude?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

Which is a type of location that describes where a place is relative to another place?

• cardinal directions

• latitude and longitude

• absolute location

• relative location

Places that share similar characteristics are called regions.

• True

• False