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Ch. 1 The Tools of Geography - Geography Alive

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does relative location tell you?
a)
the longitude and latitude of a place
b)
which symbol shows a place on a map
c)
where a place is compared to another place
d)
the map projection being used to show a place
2.
Maps cannot represent the exact size or shape of Earth's features because of
a)
tilt.
b)
scale.
c)
distortion.
d)
rotation.
3.

If it is winter in Cape Town (southern hemisphere), what season is it in London (northern hemisphere)?

a)
winter
b)
summer
c)
spring
d)
fall
4.

If it is summer in Melbourne, Australia (southern hemisphere), what season is it in Rio de Janeiro (southern hemisphere)? 

a)
winter
b)
summer
c)
spring
d)
fall
5.
What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on earth?
a)
a global grid
b)
a map scale
c)
a map legend
d)
a compass rose
6.
A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs
a)
parallel to the Arctic Circle.
b)
from the North Pole to the South Pole.
c)
parallel to the Tropic of Cancer.
d)
from the Prime Meridian to the International Date Line.
7.
Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?
a)
Europe and Africa
b)
South America and Australia
c)
Asia and Australia
d)
North America and South America
8.
Which of the following is the main advantage of the type of map projection shown?
a)
It shows the area of oceans more accurately.
b)
It shows the size and shapes of continents more accurately.
c)
It shows distances between places more accurately.
d)
It shows relative locations of places more accurately.
9.
What is the name of the map projection in this image.
a)
Eckert IV
b)
Robinson
c)
Goode's Homolosine
d)
Mercator
10.
What causes the changing of the seasons throughout the year?
a)
the rotation of the Earth around its axis
b)
the distance between the sun and Earth
c)
the tilt of the Earth's axis toward the sun
d)
the division of Earth into hemispheres
11.
What does a map's scale compare?
a)
direction on a map with direction on Earth
b)
location on a map with location on a globe
c)
distance on a map with distance on Earth
d)
distortion on a map with distortion on a globe
12.

What does a map title tell a map user? (Choose the BEST answer.)

a)

the topic of a map

b)

the name of the country

c)

the location of a map

d)

the name of the person who made the map

13.
What does a global grid tell a map user?
a)
the relative location of places on a map
b)
the cardinal directions on a map
c)
the symbols on a map
d)
the absolute location of places on a map
14.
What does a compass rose tell a map user?
a)
the distances on a map
b)
the cardinal directions on a map
c)
the symbols on a map
d)
the relative locations on a map
15.
What type of location is "three houses east of the brown house on the corner"?
a)
relative location
b)
spoken directions
c)
street directions
d)
absolute location
16.
What type of location is "42°N, 88°W"?
a)
relative location
b)
scale location
c)
cardinal location
d)
absolute location
17.
On a map, the terms key and ____ can be used interchangeably. (They mean the same thing.)
a)
information box
b)
scale
c)
legend
d)
compass
18.
Which important imaginary line is located at 0° latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Equator
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
19.
Which important imaginary line is located at 0° longitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Equator
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
20.

What is the BEST name for the straight lines on this map?

a)

grid

b)

global grid

c)

map grid

d)

direction lines

21.
On a global grid, which lines go north and south?
a)
meridians of longitude
b)
Equators
c)
parallels of latitude
d)
Tropics of Cancer
22.
On a global grid, which lines go east and west?
a)
meridians of longitude
b)
Equators
c)
parallels of latitude
d)
Tropics of Cancer
23.
Which continent is located in all four hemispheres?
a)
South America
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
24.

The temperate zone in the southern hemisphere is between which two imaginary lines?

a)

Between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle.

b)

Between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle.

c)

Between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

d)

Between the Tropic of Cancer and the Antarctic Circle.

25.

The tropical zone in the northern hemisphere is between which two imaginary lines?

a)

Between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Equator.

b)

Between the Tropic of Cancer and the Equator.

c)

Between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

d)

Between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle.

26.
Using the compass rose, what is the relative location of the White House from the U.S. Capitol?
a)
The White House is northwest of the U.S. Capitol.
b)
The White House is northeast of the U.S. Capitol.
c)
The White House is near the U.S. Capitol.
d)
The White House is north of the U.S. Capitol.
27.
Which of the following directions are the most helpful.
a)
Turn right on S. State Street heading north.
b)
Turn north on S. State Street.
c)
Turn on S. State Street.
d)
Turn right on S. State Street.
28.
Which has correct use of punctuation?
a)
The Hands-On Museum is on Ann St next to the Fire Station.
b)
The Hands-On Museum is on Ann St. next to the Fire Station
c)
The Hands-On Museum is on Ann St. next to the Fire Station.
d)
The Hands-On Museum is on Ann St next to the Fire Station
29.

Which has correct capitalization?

a)

Head West on S. Huron St.

b)

Head west on S. Huron Street.

c)

head west on S. huron Street.

d)

Head WEST on S. HURON STREET.

30.
Which has correct capitalization?
a)
Kerrytown District
b)
Kerrytown district
c)
kerrytown district
d)
KERRYTOWN DISTRICT
31.
What information do we lose on a map like the one shown?
a)
sizes of oceans
b)
sizes of the poles
c)
sizes of continents
d)
sizes of islands
32.
Which has correct capitalization?
a)
south state Street
b)
South state street
c)
south State street
d)
South State Street
33.
Which cardinal direction usually points right on a map?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
34.
Which cardinal direction usually points down on a map?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
35.
Which cardinal direction usually points left on a map?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
36.
What imaginary line splits the globe into the Western and Eastern hemispheres.
a)
Equator
b)
Arctic Circle
c)
International Date Line
d)
Prime Meridian
37.

What imaginary line is at 23-1/2°N latitude?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Arctic Circle

d)

Equator

38.

What imaginary line is at 23-1/2°S latitude?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Equator

39.

What imaginary line is at 66-1/2°N latitude?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Arctic Circle

d)

Prime Meridian

40.

The state of Wisconsin is west of Michigan. - What kind of location is this?

a)

relative

b)

absolute

41.

Ann Arbor is located at 42.2808° N, 83.7430° W - What kind of location is this?

a)

relative

b)

absolute

42.

Africa, Asia, and South America are all...

a)

countries

b)

continents

c)

hemispheres

d)

oceans

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