WG Midterm Review

What term is used to name each half of the earth, divided either north and south or east and west?

• Equator

• Hemisphere

• Globe

• Projection

What document is a particular type of map that shows natural & man-made features on the earth?

• Map projections

• Political map

• Thematic map

• Topographic map

Which set of imaginary lines goes around the earth over the poles?

• Equator

• Hemisphere lines

• Latitude lines

• Longitude lines

What imaginary line divides the earth into eastern and western halves?

• Prime Meridian

• Longitude Meridian

• Equator

• Hemisphere

What geographic tool is a three-dimensional representation of the earth?

• Equator

• Hemisphere

• Globe

• Projection

What imaginary line divides the earth into northern and southern halves?

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

Which term is used to describe the location of a geographic feature in relation to other nearby features?

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Geography location

• Perceptual location

Which term is used to name a drawing of the earth’s surface that reduces distortions that are caused by converting three dimensions into two dimensions?

• Map Projection

• Hemisphere

• Globe

• Equator

Which term is used to describe the exact place on earth at which a geographic feature is found?

• Relative location

• Perceptual location

• Geography location

• Absolute location

Which set of imaginary lines runs parallel to the equator?

• Latitude lines

• Longitude lines

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer