Unit 1A: Physical Geography

What is this called on a map?

Lines of longitude run from ​ (a)   to ​ (b)   .​

• north
• south
• Greenfield
• North Pole
• continental divide
• the Equator
• east
• west

Answer explanation

Lines of longitude run vertically from north to south. The prime meridian is the 0 degrees in the middle of the Earth.

What is the 0 degree line of longitude called?

• Tropic of Cancer
• Antarctic Circle

• Equator
• Prime Meridian

Answer explanation

The prime meridian is the vertical line that is at 0 degrees in the middle of the Earth.

Lines of latitude run from ​ ​ (a)   to ​ ​ (b)   .​

• Greenfield
• North Pole
• continental divide
• the Equator
• east
• west
• north
• south

Answer explanation

Lines of longitude run horizontally from east to west. The equator is the 0 degrees in the middle of the Earth.

What is relative location?

• Relative location is the position of a place in relation to other places using cardinal directions.

• Relative location is the historical significance of a place.
• Relative location refers to the climate of a region.
• Relative location is the exact coordinates of a place using latitude and longitude.

Answer explanation

Relative location uses cardinal directions (north, east, south, west) to describe the location of one thing from another thing/area.

Ex: Friend A is 10m northeast of friend B

What is it called when you can tell the exact spot that something is located using latitude & longitude coordinates?

• Geo location

• Absolute location

• Navigation
• Relative location

Answer explanation

Absolute location gives the exact coordinates of a location on the Earth using latitude and longitude coordinates.

Ex: Little Elm is approximately 33.16389°N latitude and -96.93028°W longitude

There are ​ (a)   continents and ​ (b)   oceans.

• 7
• 5
• 4
• 6

Answer explanation

Label the compass rose.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

Northwest

West

Southeast

Northeast

South

North

East

Southwest

What is this referred to as on a map?

• Scale
• Grid System
• Compass Rose
• Legend

Answer explanation

Usually located on the bottom left or right of a map, the symbols, lines, and colors in this box are referred to as the legend.

Another name is goes by is a Key.

What is the 0 degree line of latitude called?

• Tropic of Cancer
• Antarctic Circle

• Equator
• Prime Meridian

Answer explanation

The equator is the horizontal line that is at 0 degrees in the middle of the Earth.