World History Unit 1 Lesson 5 Review

What is location?

• The place or position of something

• The color of an object

• The size of an object

• The age of an object

True or False? Location can be described in two ways: Absolute and Relative.

• True

• False

Absolute location describes a position using the _______ and _______ lines that cartographers have drawn on maps of the Earth.

• latitude; longitude

• equator; prime meridian

• tropic; polar

• meridian; parallel

Which of the following is an example of a latitude line?

• The Equator

• The Prime Meridian

• The International Date Line

• The Tropic of Capricorn

What is the absolute location of the Empire State Building?

• 40.7484°N, 73.9857°W

• On the corner of 34th street and 5th avenue

• East of Madison Square Garden

• 34.0522°N, 118.2437°W

Relative location is the description of a position based on _______.

• other locations

• absolute coordinates

• time zones

• elevation

Which of the following best describes the relative location of the Empire State Building?

• 40.7484°N, 73.9857°W

• On the corner of 34th street and 5th avenue in New York City, east of Madison Square Garden

• The tallest building in New York

• North of the Equator

Africa is located on which continent?

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

• Australia

Europe is located in which part of the world?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

Lower Egypt is located in:

• the southern part of Egypt

• the northern part of Egypt

• the western desert of Egypt

• the eastern border of Egypt