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WorksheetsWg.1 Location, Globes, Maps
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the definition of geography?
The study of the earth
study of people in different regions
The study of the earth and how people live and work on it
Absolute location is...
The location labeled on a map
The precise position on the globe/map.
Latitude and longitude
The top location in the world
These lines run east and west of the equator
Latitude
Longitude
Equator
These lines run North and South of the equator
Latitude
Longitude
Tropic of cancer
How many hemispheres are there on earth?
2
4
6
8
What is relative location?
A place close to the absolute location
Where something is in relation to the things around it
Directions given to a place
what is map projection?
A map shown on a screen
A distorted map
A way to represent the round earth on a flat surface
What is a legend/key on a map?
Explains what the symbols mean on the map
How to access maps online
Shows the rivers and oceans names
The tool on a map that allows one to read Direction is the...
Compass Rose
Compass Point
Navigator
Pathfinder
Define scale on a map.
Used to measure distance on a map
the amount of details on a map
both 1 and 2
what are contour lines?
Show elevation
Depicts the different terrain
Changes the colors on the map
What is a thematic map?
Shows specific information
A pattern is shown on the map
Uses a specific color scheme
What is Polar vs. Robinson Projection?
Depicts the Poles Vs. Earth without the Poles
Used for airline navigation vs. data representation
view from space vs. view from earths atmosphere
