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Location and Place

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Imaginary line that runs around the earth, half way between the North and South Poles; used as the starting point to measure degrees of latitude.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

elevation

d)

absolute location

2.

Lines on a map - east or west - of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees.

a)

latitude

b)

poles

c)

Equator

d)

longitude

3.

Distances - north or south - of the Equator measured in degrees.

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

altitude

d)

gratitude

4.

Exact spot on Earth described by global coordinates of latitude and longitude.

a)

street address

b)

specificity

c)

absolute location

d)

cultural feature

5.

Line on the globe from the North Pole to the South Pole running through Greenwich, England; starting point for measuring degrees of east and west longitude.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

The Himalayas

d)

Equatorial Guinea

6.

A map usually includes all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

compass rose

b)

scale

c)

key

d)

globe

7.

The relative location of Belle Fourche HS, is 31 degrees N and 42 degrees S.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Place could be described by all of the following elements, EXCEPT:

a)

tornadoes

b)

sports fanatics

c)

East

d)

grizzly bear population

9.

Location means a specific place on the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Cardinal directions are written as NE, SW, SE & NW.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Place means a particular space with physical and human meaning.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which of the following would be considered a physical characteristic of a place?

a)

Republican

b)

mountainous

c)

Catholic

d)

High graduation rate

13.

On a map, what element is used to describe the symbols used in the map?

a)

compass rose

b)

map inset

c)

key or legend

d)

scale

14.

Absolute location would be indicated in the following way: 123.4567 N, 987.6543 E

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which of the following would be considered a human characteristic of a place?

a)

diverse

b)

grazing land

c)

river valleys

d)

flooding