WorksheetsKey Issues 1.2 A: Regions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The name given to a portion of Earth's surface is known as:
a)
location.
b)
site.
c)
situation.
d)
toponym.
2.
Situation identifies a place by its:
a)
location relative to other objects.
b)
mathematical location on Earth's surface.
c)
unique physical characteristics.
d)
nominal location.
3.
Site identifies a place by its:
a)
location relative to other objects.
b)
mathematical location on Earth's surface.
c)
unique physical characteristics.
d)
nominal location.
4.
New York City's ________ is approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and 100 miles southwest of Boston.
a)
location
b)
site
c)
situation
d)
toponym
5.
Which is true?
a)
every meridian is actually a circle rather than a line.
b)
every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end.
c)
every parallel begins and ends at the poles.
d)
every parallel is the same length.
6.
Santa Fe, New Mexico is in the Mountain Time Zone, whereas Tampa, Florida, is in the Eastern Time Zone. If it is 1 am, Monday, in Tampa, what time is it in Santa Fe?
a)
3 am Sunday
b)
3 am Monday
c)
11 pm Sunday
d)
11 pm Monday
7.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is measured from:
a)
0 degrees longitude.
b)
0 degrees latitude.
c)
90 degrees latitude.
d)
90 degrees longitude.
8.
In International Date Line (IDL) is measured approximately from:
a)
90 degrees latitude.
b)
90 degrees longitude.
c)
0 degrees latitude.
d)
180 degrees longitude.
9.
Parallels converge at the North and South Poles.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
For each 15 degree change in longitude, time changes by one hour.
a)
True
b)
False
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