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WorksheetsGeography Vocabulary review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
A cartographer is a ______ maker.
Shoe
Hat
Map
Compass
A way of drawing the earth on a flat surface is called
Map projection
Map projector
Map Project
Map Pro
A physical map shows _________.
Government boundaries
All lines of latitude
Geographic figures
The climate
Who created the Robinson projection
Jane Robinson
Robin Robinson
Andy Robinson
Arthur Robinson
A plain is ___________.
A small area of forest
A Broad area of level land
A broad area of unlevel land
A small area of empty land
Latitude _________________________________.
measures distance north and south from the equator
measures distance east and west from the prime meridian.
measures distance northwest and northeast from the equator
measures time to walk around the entire earth
Longitude______________________________.
measures distance north and south from the equator
measures different kinds of time around the world
measures distance east and west from the prime meridian.
measures distance around the whole world
What is Geography
A symbol on a map used to display the orientation of the cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west) and their intermediate points.
an account of what happened in the development of a people, a nation or a civilization
a world map projection first created in 1569 that shows all lines of latitude and longitude parallel to each other.
the study of people, their environments, and their resources
What is an Equator
A line of longitude.
is a meridian or line of longitude in a coordinate system defined as 0°. The prime meridian today runs through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, United Kingdom.
an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°
A half of the earth, usually divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.
Prime Meridian is ________.
A symbol on a map used to display the orientation of the cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west) and their intermediate points.
an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°
is a meridian or line of longitude in a coordinate system defined as 0°. The prime meridian today runs through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, United Kingdom.
a world map projection first created in 1569 that shows all lines of latitude and longitude parallel to each other.
Which of the following is a large raised area of flat or gently rolling land
a broad area of fairly level land
a narrow strip of land
high steep rugged land, usually at least 1000 ft. above surrounding lan
a large raised area of flat or gently rolling land
Orient is ____________________.
an astronomical instrument used to determine latitude.
height above sea level
To align or position a map according to the points of a compass.
A symbol on a map used to display the orientation of the cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west) and their intermediate points.
What is a Map Legend
defines features in a map using symbols or colors. It is also known as a map key.
is the ratio of the distances on a map. For example, one inch to one mile.
an astronomical instrument used to determine latitude.
it is a myth about a map
What is an astronomical instrument used to determine latitude called?
Map key
Sextant
Compass rose
laso
A map scale is the ratio of the distances on a map. For example, one inch to one mile.
False
something
True
I dont know
Astrolabe
An instrument used to make astronomical measurements, typically of the altitudes of celestial bodies, and in navigation for calculating latitude, before the development of the sextant.
an astronomical instrument used to determine latitude.
A symbol on a map used to display the orientation of the cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west) and their intermediate points.
defines features in a map using symbols or colors. It is also known as a map key.
Glacier
high steep rugged land, usually at least 1000 ft. above surrounding land
average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years
a thick sheet of ice
a thin sheet of ice
Which are land
Tributary
Plateau
Isthmus
Glacier
which have to do with weather
Climate
Meridian
Climatic map
Mercator map
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