Geography Quiz

What is the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth called?

• Longitude

• Geography

• Latitude

• Cartography

Which term describes the exact place on earth where a geographical feature is found?

• Relative location

• Hemisphere

• Absolute location

• Map projection

describes a place in relation to other places around it 

• absolute location

• relative location

• direction

• region

What is a 3D representation of the earth called?

• Map

• Globe

• Landsat

• GIS

each half of the globe

• hemisphere

• latitude

• map

• landsat

What is the name of the imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude?

• Equator

• Prime meridian

• Latitude

• Hemisphere

set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator and used to locate places north and south

• prime meridian

• longitude

• latitude

• equator

What is the term for a series of satellites that orbit above the earth and pick up data?

• GIS

• Landsat

• Topographic map

• Map projection

 imaginary line that encircles the globe, diving the earth into north and south (0 degrees latitude)

• equator

• prime meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• horizon

set of imaginary lines that divide the earth from east to west

• equator

• prime meridian

• latitude

• longitude