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Geography Review #3

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ______ factor is something that is bad and makes you want to leave your country?

a)

Push

b)

Pull

2.

A _____ factor is something good that makes you want to come to a new place.

a)

Push

b)

Pull

3.

John hears that in the United States he can worship as he chooses without fear that the government will throw him in prison. This is an example of

a)

a push factor

b)

a pull factor

4.

Jacques is a Christian, but his country does not allow him to believe that. This is an example of a ______

a)

Push factor

b)

Pull factor

5.

How many time zones is the world divided into?

a)

24

b)

12

c)

18

d)

14

6.

map maker

a)

meridian

b)

cartographer

c)

scale

d)

Equator

7.

another name for longitude

a)

meridian

b)

cartographer

c)

scale

d)

Equator

8.

another name for latitude

a)

parallels

b)

scale

c)

atlas

d)

meridians

9.

half of the Earth

a)

hemisphere

b)

globe

c)

key/legend

d)

atlas

10.

0 degrees longitude

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

map

d)

scale

11.

0 degrees latitude

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

map

d)

scale

12.

relationship between distance on a map

a)

atlas

b)

globe

c)

key/legend

d)

scale

13.

Used to measure distance on a map

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Where did early humans first live?

a)

Early humans probably lived in Africa

b)

Early humans probably lived in North America

c)

Early humans probably lived in Asia

15.

When it is 5 PM in El Paso, What time is it in Chicago?

a)

4 PM

b)

6 PM

c)

8 PM

d)

7 PM

16.

What time is it in Minneapolis when it is 11 PM in San Francisco?

a)

12 PM

b)

1 AM

c)

10 PM

d)

11 PM

17.

As you move East to West across time zones, time is getting _______.

a)

earlier

b)

later

18.

How many time zones are in the United States including Hawaii and Alaska?

a)

24

b)

12

c)

4

d)

6

19.

What is the name of the highlighted area?

a)

eastern hemipshere

b)

western hemisphere

c)

northern hemisphere

d)

southern hemisphere

20.

What is the name of the highlighted area?

a)

eastern hemipshere

b)

western hemisphere

c)

northern hemisphere

d)

southern hemisphere

21.

What is the purpose of latitude and longitude lines?

a)

They separate the hemispheres.

b)

The look cool across Earth.

c)

They help us to pinpoint exact locations on Earth.

d)

They locate regions.

22.

What lines run East to West (parallel to the Equator), but measure degrees North and South?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

23.

What lines run North to South (from pole to pole), but measure degrees East and West?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

24.

What hemisphere is North America located in?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

25.

What hemisphere is Australia located in?

a)

Eastern

b)

Western

26.

What hemisphere is the Arctic Ocean located in?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

27.

Europe is in the Southern hemisphere.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

The Pacific Ocean is in all four hemispheres.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

29.

Approximately how wide is each time zone, in degrees?

a)

5o

b)

10o

c)

15o

d)

20o

30.
Identify this projection
a)
Robinson
b)
Winkel Tripel
c)
Polar
d)
Mercator
31.

Why does distortion occur on every map?

a)

Cartographers are politically biased.

b)

GIS technology encourages errors.

c)

The 3D world cannot be accurately converted to 2D

32.
All map projections are somehow incorrect.
a)
True
b)
False
33.

Who would be most likely to use this projection?

a)

Ship Captains

b)

Pilots

c)

Meteorologists

d)

Teachers

34.

Why does Google maps use the Mercator projection?

a)

Direction is easier to navigate a grid & distortion decreases when zoomed in

b)

The size and shape of continents is more accurate.

c)

It is easy to calculate mileage.

d)

Because all of the Earth can be seen on the Mercator

35.

Distortion

a)

A picture or drawing on a flat surface that shows the different parts of something

b)

a small, sphere shaped model

c)

When an object loses its original size and shape

d)

a map tool that is used to measure the distance from one place to another

36.

True or false: All world map projections create distorted images of the Earth to some degree. These distortions relate to size, shape, direction, and distance.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

What is the main problem with any flat map?

a)

Distortion

b)

Time

c)

Space

d)

Perspective

38.

Which map projection minimizes all types of distortion?

a)

Mercator Projection

b)

Goode's Interrupted Projection

c)

Robinson's Projection

d)

Stereographic

39.

What name is given to a person who draws or produces maps?

a)

Mapographer

b)

Cartographer

c)

Topographer

d)

Geographer

40.

What name is given to the portion of Earth located above the Equator?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Eastern Hemisphere

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Southern Hemisphere

41.

Geography is the study of Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

42.
This part of a map shows the relationship between distance on earth and distance on a map
a)
Scale
b)
Distortion
c)
Grid System
d)
Latitude 
43.

Which letter is located at 

(60°N, 60°E)?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

44.

Which letter is located at 

(0°, 150°W)?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

45.

Which letter is located at

(15°S, 75°E)?

a)

H

b)

I

c)

G

d)

D

46.

North America and South America are both found in which hemisphere?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Eastern Hemisphere

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