WorksheetsChapter 1 - The Geographer's World
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The starting point for measuring latitude
Compass Rose
Equator
Prime Meridian
Absolute Location
The exact location of something. Ex. Address
Prime Meridian
Cartographers
Compass Rose
Absolute Location
A map that shows a wide range of information about an area.
General Purpose Map
Thematic Map
Absolute Location Map
Land use map
A map that shows specialized information about an area.
Compass Rose
General Purpose Map
Thematic Map
Absolute Location
The starting point for measuring longitude
Prime Meridian
Equator
Compass Rose
Absolute Location
Another name for mapmakers
Geographer
Mapographer
Map Maker
Cartographers
Shows direction
Globe
Thematic Map
Compass Rose
General Purpose Map
A large scale map focuses on what?
a larger area
a smaller area
a specific area
space and place
This map usually show either human made features of an area OR its natural features.
General Purpose Map
Thematic Map
All Maps
Globe
Lines of latitude measure distance on Earth
in a north-to-south direction.
in miles.
in an east-to-west direction.
in kilometers.
Which of these cities are located in the same region?
Los Angeles and Dallas
New York and Boston
Chicago and Miami
Atlanta and San Francisco
The average weather that occurs in a place over a long period of time is called its what?
environment
relative location
climate
landscape
Which type of map would you use to locate your state's boundaries?
political map
land-use map
road map
physical map
Which part of a map shows the primary directions north, south, east, and west?
key
compass rose
scale bar
map projection
What is the name of the line that divides Earth into sections called Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
