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Chapter 1 - The Geographer's World

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The starting point for measuring latitude

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Equator

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Absolute Location

2.

The exact location of something. Ex. Address

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Cartographers

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Absolute Location

3.

A map that shows a wide range of information about an area.

a)

General Purpose Map

b)

Thematic Map

c)

Absolute Location Map

d)

Land use map

4.

A map that shows specialized information about an area.

a)

Compass Rose

b)

General Purpose Map

c)

Thematic Map

d)

Absolute Location

5.

The starting point for measuring longitude

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Absolute Location

6.

Another name for mapmakers

a)

Geographer

b)

Mapographer

c)

Map Maker

d)

Cartographers

7.

Shows direction

a)

Globe

b)

Thematic Map

c)

Compass Rose

d)

General Purpose Map

8.

A large scale map focuses on what?

a)

a larger area

b)

a smaller area

c)

a specific area

d)

space and place

9.

This map usually show either human made features of an area OR its natural features.

a)

General Purpose Map

b)

Thematic Map

c)

All Maps

d)

Globe

10.

Lines of latitude measure distance on Earth

a)

in a north-to-south direction.

b)

in miles.

c)

in an east-to-west direction.

d)

in kilometers.

11.

Which of these cities are located in the same region?

a)

Los Angeles and Dallas

b)

New York and Boston

c)

Chicago and Miami

d)

Atlanta and San Francisco

12.

The average weather that occurs in a place over a long period of time is called its what?

a)

environment

b)

relative location

c)

climate

d)

landscape

13.

Which type of map would you use to locate your state's boundaries?

a)

political map

b)

land-use map

c)

road map

d)

physical map

14.

Which part of a map shows the primary directions north, south, east, and west?

a)

key

b)

compass rose

c)

scale bar

d)

map projection

15.

What is the name of the line that divides Earth into sections called Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

International Date Line

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Equator