Geography: Maps & Globes

Which is not a cardinal direction?

• North

• South

• Down

• East

Intermediate directions are Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest.

• True

• False

A globe is a world map in the shape of a

• rectangle

• sphere

• triangle

• hexagon

A globe is round because the Earth is round.

• True

• False

A map is a flat picture of the Earth.

• True

• False

A continent is

• a large body of land

• a round, 3D object

• a tool that helps you find the direction you want to go

• a large body of water

Oceans are

• large bodies of land

• half of a sphere

• large bodies of water

• a round 3D object

A hemisphere is half of a sphere, globe, or Earth.

• True

• False

The Equator is an imaginary line that splits the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• True

• False

The Prime Meridian is the imaginary line that splits the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

• True

• False