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WorksheetsMaps & Globe Notes Quiz 2021
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
What geographic line is represented by the diagram?
international date line
prime meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
equator
yellow
What geographic line is represented by the diagram?
parallel
Prime Meridian
Arctic Circle
Equator
share your pizza with someone
The equator is the main line of ____.
geography
longitude
latitude
distance
your waist
The prime meridian is the main line of _____ .
geography
longitude
latitude
a circle
the earth
All lines of latitude other than the equator are called ...
meridians
parallells
degrees
borders
invisible
TRUE or FALSE - All lines of longitude other than the Prime Meridian are called meridians.
True
False
What two hemispheres does the equator create?
northern, southern
eastern, western
northern, western
southern, eastern
it only creates one
What two hemispheres does the prime meridian create?
northern, southern
western, eastern
northern, western
southern, eastern
it creates four hemispheres
TRUE or FALSE - The North Pole is located at 90 degrees N.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE - The highest degrees longitude goes to is 180 degrees.
True
Falsse
TRUE or FALSE - The Prime Meridian causes parts of the earth to have four seasons.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE - A mnemonic is a geographic term.
True
False
Which of the following is a cardinal direction?
north
northwest
Which of the following is an intermediate direction?
south
southeast
TRUE or FALSE - A compass rose is a saying that helps you remember the order of the directions on a compass.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE - A circle is an example of a sphere.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE - Hemisphere means half of a continent.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE - In Oregon we live in both the northern hemisphere and the western hemisphere.
True
False.
Which of the following is NOT one of the seven continents we studied in class?
Antarctica
Europe
Central America
Asia
Australia
Which of the following is NOT one of the four oceans we studied in class?
Mediterranean
Arctic
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
TRUE or FALSE - On the opposite side of the earth from the Prime Meridian is a line called the International Date Line.
True
False
True or False - The Earth's axis goes through both the north and south poles and travels along the surface of the Earth.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE - The Earth's axis is tilted and can be seen if you travel to the North or South Poles.
True
False
Polarity is the tilt of the Earth's axis as it travels ...
... in a spin on the axis
... around the sun
... in a spiral
... east and west
... to visit its grandparents
TRUE or FALSE - The Earth is both spinning on its axis while also moving in an orbit around the sun.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE - If the Earth's axis wasn't tilted, the climate conditions we had every day would be like the conditions around June 21st.
True
False
If this clock was a compass rose, what direction would you find at the 6?
north
south
west
east
northwest
If this clock were a compass rose, what direction would you find at the 9?
north
south
west
east
northwest
If this clock were a compass rose, what direction would you find between the 7 and the 8?
northwest
southwest
northeast
southeast
west
If this clock were a compass rose, what direction would you find between the 10 and the 11?
northwest
southwest
northeast
southeast
north
If this clock were a compass rose, what direction would you find at the 3?
north
south
west
east
southeast
TRUE or FALSE - The first maps, according to our notes, were drawings in the dirt.
True
False
The main problem with the first maps was that they were not portable. What does portable mean?
waterproof
lightweight
taken with you
readable
accurate
Which of the following was NOT one of the newly invented kinds of early maps listed in our notes?
charcoal on the traveler's skin
woven reeds with eggshells
paint on silk
etched on wet clay and then dried
carved on driftwood
What did the notes say means 'mapmaker'?
photographer
cartographer
cardiologist
topographer
carmapopher
