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Unit 1 Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a unit of measure used to determine our absolute location on globes and maps. known as?

a)

Inches

b)

GPS

c)

Degree

d)

Latitude

2.

What is a misrepresentation of the true shape known as?

a)

Broken

b)

Distortion

c)

Interruption

d)

Misplaced

3.

What is the study of the Earth’s surface and the processes that shape it, the connections between places, and the relationships between people and their environment?

a)

Geography

b)

Geology

c)

Geometry

d)

Geo-tagging

4.

What is a round model of Earth that shows the continents and oceans in their true shape called?

a)

Pyramid

b)

Globe

c)

3D Map

d)

Sphere-ometer

5.

What is the section of a map that explains the symbols for the map features, also called a legend?

a)

Lock

b)

Myth

c)

Fable

d)

Key

6.

What is the series of Imaginary lines, that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator; used to measure distance north or south; Also called parallels?

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Attitude

d)

Stanzas

7.

What is the imaginary line that circles the globe at its widest point, dividing the Earth into two halves called hemispheres; used as a reference point for north and south called?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Prime Parallel

c)

Equator

d)

Lifeline

8.

What is the series of imaginary lines also called meridians, that run north and south from one pole to the other; used to measure a distance east or west called?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Primaries

d)

Linears

9.

What is the Imaginary line of longitude, that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England; it is designated 0° longitude and is used as a reference point for east and west called?

a)

Primary Longitude

b)

Verquator

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Intermediate Longitude

10.

What is a representation of the Earth’s rounded surface on a flat piece of paper called?

a)

Rejection

b)

Compression Globe

c)

Foldable Globe

d)

Projection