WorksheetsThe Tools of Geography
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The precise point on Earth where a particular place can be found is called its
relative location
distortion
absolute location
map projection
You invite a friend to play basketball at a park. You tell him the park is two blocks north of the school. You have just described the park’s
absolute location
latitude
map projection
relative location
What is the main problem with showing a spherical Earth on a flat map?
Only globes can accurately show distances.
The size, shape, and position of Earth’s features are distorted.
Maps are more difficult to carry around than globes are.
The map must be enormous to show any amount of detail.
Which statement about map projections is true?
All map projections have some kind of distortion.
Geographers use map projections that eliminate all distortions.
No map projection can accurately show the sizes of places.
All map projections distort the shapes of places.
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
Which of the following is an intermediate direction?
north
compass rose
southwest
latitude
A synonym for map legend is map
guide
grid
translator
key
A map grid
indicates cardinal and intermediate directions on a map.
helps you find specific locations on a map by means of a code.
helps you find specific locations on a map by means of a code.
describes the area shown on the map and identifies the map’s topic.
Which of the following run east and west around the globe?
International Date Line
meridians of longitude
parallels of latitude
prime meridian
The line that marks 0° longitude is the
equator
International Date Line
prime meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
Suppose today is Monday, and you are traveling west. What day is it after you cross the International Date Line?
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Which of the following tell you exactly where a place is located?
geographic coordinates
cardinal directions
parallel of latitude
meridian of longitude
In which of the following situations would a small-scale map be most useful?
while driving from San Francisco to Boston
while shopping at a regional mall
while visiting the monuments in Washington, D.C.
while walking along the Sagan Planet Walk in Ithaca, New York
What does the map scale tell you?
how many miles are represented by an inch on the map
how many kilometers are represented by a centimeter on the map
how to read the distances on a map
all of these options
South America fits entirely within the
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Which two continents occupy the same landmass
Europe and Africa
North America and South America
Europe and Asia
Australia and Antarctica
The spinning motion of Earth on its axis is called
gyration
rotation
orbit
revolution
When is the Northern Hemisphere tilted toward the sun?
during the north's winter, and the south's summer
during the north's winter, and the south's winter
during the north's summer, and the south's summer
during the north's summer, and the south's winter
Which of the following is a temperate zone?
the area between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole
the area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
the area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle
the area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the equator
A Lambert map projection shows
the areas around the North or South poles with less distortion than other maps.
the directions between places accurately near the equator, but distorts the size of continents.
the sizes of continents accurately but distorts the shape and size of the oceans.
the sizes of places accurately but distorts shape near the poles.
