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Tools of Geographers Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify this projection
a)
Robinson
b)
Winkel Tripel
c)
Polar
d)
Mercator
2.
All map projections are somehow incorrect.
a)
True
b)
False
3.

Why does distortion occur on every map?

a)

Cartographers are humans that can easily make mistakes.

b)

GIS technology encourages errors.

c)

The 3D world cannot be accurately converted to 2D

4.

What is the name of this projection?

a)

Polar Projection

b)

Peters Projection

c)

Robinson Projection

d)

Winkel Triple Projection

5.

Who would be most likely to use this projection?

a)

pilots

b)

ship navigators

c)

students and teachers

d)

Google Maps

6.

Who would be most likely to use this projection?

a)

Ship Captains

b)

Pilots

c)

Meteorologists

d)

Teachers

7.

What is this projection called?

a)

Gall-Peters Projection

b)

Mercator Projection

c)

Winkel Tripel Projection

d)

Robinson Projection

8.

Why does Google maps use the Mercator projection?

a)

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

b)

The size of continents is more accurate.

c)

It is easy to travel the Great Circle Route.

d)

Because all of the Earth can be seen on the Mercator

9.

Which projection is best to see the most correct size and shape of ALL of the continents?

a)

Mercator

b)

Robinson

c)

Polar

10.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
11.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in______.
a)
kilometers
b)
degrees
c)
miles
d)
hours
12.

Which of the following letter is at approximately 60oS, 40o W? 

a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
13.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
14.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
15.
A set of degrees of latitude and longitude that help you locate a place on a map.
a)

absolute location

b)
positions
c)
hemispheres
d)

relative location

16.
To locate a place on the earth, you need to look at...
a)
where the lines of latitude and longitude meet
b)
the lines of latitude only
c)
the lines of longitude only
d)
the compass rose
17.

Which STATE is located at the coordinate
(45°N, 120°W)?

a)
WA
b)
OR
c)
UT
d)
ND
18.

Which STATE is located at the coordinate
(47°N, 105°W)

a)
MT
b)
SD
c)
UT
d)
AZ
19.

Which STATE is located at the coordinate
(48°N, 100°W)?

a)
NM
b)
ND
c)
SD
d)
CO
20.

Which statement is correct?

a)

Australia is located in the Eastern and Southern Hemispheres 

b)

Asia is mostly located in the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres

c)
North America is located in the Southern and Western Hemispheres
d)
South America is located in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres.
21.
Which cities lie between 80°W and 85°W?
a)
Charleston and Nashville
b)
Little Rock and New Orleans
c)
Atlanta and Talahassee
d)
New Orleans and Jackson
22.
Which city is closest to the Equator?
a)
Los Angeles
b)
Minneapolis
c)
Miami
d)

Pittsburgh

23.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
24.

What is a nickname for ALL of the lines of latitude?

a)

Parallels

b)

Meridians

c)

Datelines

d)

Tropical Lines

25.

This imaginary line in the Northern hemisphere is called the

a)

International Dateline

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Prime Meridian

26.

The highest measure of latitude is

a)

90 degrees

b)

180 degrees

c)

0 degress

d)

23.5 degrees