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WorksheetsGeography Quiz Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the imaginary line found at zero degrees latitude?
Isthmus
Border
Prime Meridian
Equator
What is the name of the imaginary line found at zero degrees longitude?
Prime Meridian
Equator
Longitude
Latitude
Which STATE is located at...
120°W, 45°N
Washington
Oregon
Utah
North Dakota
Maps cannot represent the exact size or shape of Earth's features because of
tilt.
scale.
rotation.
distortion.
Lines of latitude run
east to west
north to south
diagonal
When writing absolute location, which comes first?
Latitude
Longitude
Attitude
Altitude
What is Ferdinand Magellan most known for?
Finish the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe
Exploring the South Pacific
Mapping the strait of Magellan
Led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe
Lines of longitude run
east to west
north to south
diagonal
What is the name of the imaginary line at 23.5 degrees south?
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic pole
What does the relative location of a place tell you?
the longitude and latitude of a place the map projection being used to show a place
which symbol shows a place on a map
where a place is compared to another
the map projection being used to show a place
The changes in shape, size, and position of features that occur when representing the Earth on a flat map take place because of
tilt
scale
rotation
distortion
What is the purpose of a compass rose?
to identify symbols on a map
to indicate directions on a map
to tell what the map shows
to allow people to locate any point on Earth
The precise point on Earth where a particular place can be found is called its
relative location
distortion
absolute location
map projection
