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Geography 1.1 Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth.

a)

Cartography

b)

Geography

c)

History

d)

Anthropolgy

2.

The exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found. Estadi Cornellà-El Prat is found at 41°20′52″N 2°4′32″E

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Awesome Location

c)

Relative Location

d)

Map Location

3.

Describes a place in comparison to other places around it. Oxford, Mississippi is located south of Memphis, Tennessee and west of Tupelo.

a)

Map Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Awesome Location. Hotty Toddy!

d)

Relative Location

4.

Each half of the globe

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Mercator

5.

Imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern halves

a)

Equator

b)

Hemisphere

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Latitude

6.

The imaginary line at zero meridian used to measure longitude east to west

a)

Hemisphere

b)

Latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

7.

A set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator, and that are used in locating places north or south

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Grid

d)

Pattern

8.

A set of imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles, dividing it east and west

a)

Grid

b)

Latitude

c)

Longitude

d)

Equator

9.

A three-dimensional representation of the earth

a)

Globe

b)

Map

c)

GPS

d)

landsat

10.

A map-maker

a)

topographer

b)

geopgrapher

c)

mapographer

d)

cartographer

11.

A way of mapping the earth’s curved surface on a two dimensional flat map

a)

globe projection

b)

map projection

c)

wedge projection

d)

hemisphere projection

12.

A type of map that is a representation of natural and man-made features on earth

a)

topographic map

b)

navigation map

c)

population density map

d)

qualitative map

13.

Technology that uses digital map information to create a databank

a)

GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites)

b)

Landsat

c)

GIS (Geographic Information Systems)

d)

GPS (Global Positioning System)