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The Tools of Geography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The precise point on Earth where a particular place can be found is called its

a)

relative location

b)

distortion

c)

absolute location

d)

map projection

2.

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

a)

absolute location

b)

latitude

c)

map projection

d)

relative location

3.

What is the main problem with showing a spherical Earth on a flat map?

a)

Only globes can accurately show distances.

b)

The size, shape, and position of Earth’s features are distorted.

c)

Maps are more difficult to carry around than globes are.

d)

The map must be enormous to show any amount of detail.

4.

Which statement about map projections is true?

a)

All map projections have some kind of distortion.

b)

Geographers use map projections that eliminate all distortions.

c)

No map projection can accurately show the sizes of places.

d)

All map projections distort the shapes of places.

5.

What is the purpose of a compass rose?

a)

to identify symbols on a map

b)

to indicate directions on a map

c)

to tell what the map shows

d)

to allow people to locate any point on Earth

6.

Which of the following is an intermediate direction?

a)

north

b)

compass rose

c)

southwest

d)

latitude

7.

A synonym for map legend is map

a)

guide

b)

grid

c)

translator

d)

key

8.

A map grid

a)

indicates cardinal and intermediate directions on a map.

b)

helps you find specific locations on a map by means of a code.

c)

helps you find specific locations on a map by means of a code.

d)

describes the area shown on the map and identifies the map’s topic.

9.

Which of the following run east and west around the globe?

a)

International Date Line

b)

meridians of longitude

c)

parallels of latitude

d)

prime meridian

10.

The line that marks 0° longitude is the

a)

equator

b)

International Date Line

c)

prime meridian

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

11.

Suppose today is Monday, and you are traveling west. What day is it after you cross the International Date Line?

a)

Sunday

b)

Monday

c)

Tuesday

d)

Wednesday

12.

Which of the following tell you exactly where a place is located?

a)

geographic coordinates

b)

cardinal directions

c)

parallel of latitude

d)

meridian of longitude

13.

In which of the following situations would a small-scale map be most useful?

a)

while driving from San Francisco to Boston

b)

while shopping at a regional mall

c)

while visiting the monuments in Washington, D.C.

d)

while walking along the Sagan Planet Walk in Ithaca, New York

14.

What does the map scale tell you?

a)

how many miles are represented by an inch on the map

b)

how many kilometers are represented by a centimeter on the map

c)

how to read the distances on a map

d)

all of these options

15.

South America fits entirely within the

a)

Eastern Hemisphere

b)

Western Hemisphere

c)

Northern Hemisphere

d)

Southern Hemisphere

16.

Which two continents occupy the same landmass

a)

Europe and Africa

b)

North America and South America

c)

Europe and Asia

d)

Australia and Antarctica

17.

The spinning motion of Earth on its axis is called

a)

gyration

b)

rotation

c)

orbit

d)

revolution

18.

When is the Northern Hemisphere tilted toward the sun?

a)

during the north's winter, and the south's summer

b)

during the north's winter, and the south's winter

c)

during the north's summer, and the south's summer

d)

during the north's summer, and the south's winter

19.

Which of the following is a temperate zone?

a)

the area between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole

b)

the area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

c)

the area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle

d)

the area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the equator

20.

A Lambert map projection shows

a)

the areas around the North or South poles with less distortion than other maps.

b)

the directions between places accurately near the equator, but distorts the size of continents.

c)

the sizes of continents accurately but distorts the shape and size of the oceans.

d)

the sizes of places accurately but distorts shape near the poles.