Unit 2: Physical Geo Review

What are the cardinal directions?

• Forward, Backward, Sideways, Diagonal

• Up, Down, Left, Right

• North, South, East, West

• Above, Below, Beside, Across

What does the map title tell you?

• The author of the map

• The subject of the information shown

• The scale of the map

• The date the map was created

Which line divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

What is the purpose of a compass rose on a map?

• To provide the map's title

• To indicate cardinal and intermediate directions

• To show the map's scale

• To list the map's symbols

Which of the following is a physical feature?

• A road

• A city

• A mountain

• A country's border

What is the Prime Meridian?

• A line of 0° latitude

• A line of 0° longitude

• A line at 23.5°N

• A line at 23.5°S

Which of the following is an intermediate direction?

• West

• North

• Southeast

• South

What does a map's scale help you determine?

• The map's author

• The distance between two locations

• The map's date

• The map's title

What is a continent?

• A large body of water

• A main continuous expanse of land

• A small island

• A type of climate zone

What is the Tropic of Cancer?

• A line of latitude at 23.5°S

• A line of latitude at 0°

• A line of latitude at 23.5°N

• A line of longitude at 0°