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Unit 1 Lesson 1 Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

180° Line

2.

What are the names of the TWO imaginary lines that divide the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres?

a)

Equator and Prime Meridian

b)

Prime Meridian and International Date Line (also called the 180° Line)

c)

Equator and 180° Line

d)

International Date Line and 180° Line

3.

What is another name for the 180° Line?

a)

Equator

b)

Greenwich Meridian

c)

Latitude

d)

International Date Line

4.

Which line of latitude is at 0°?

a)

International Date Line

b)

180° Line

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

5.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
6.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
7.

What types of lines are these?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

8.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
9.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
10.
Which letter would you find at 30oS, 30oE?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
K
d)
E
11.
Lines of longitude run in this direction.
a)
North and South
b)
East and West
c)
Southeast and Northwest
d)
Northeast and Southwest
12.

A line that goes North and South is called _____.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

13.

A line that goes East and West is called _____.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

14.
the hemisphere that is NORTH of the Equator
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
15.
the hemisphere that is SOUTH of the Equator
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
16.

Which hemisphere is marked with an X?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

17.
Which continents are ENTIRELY above the equator?
a)
North America & Europe
b)
North America, Europe &  Asia
c)
North America, Europe, Asia & Africa
d)
South America and Australia
18.
The science of map making is known as...
a)
Geology
b)
Mapology
c)
Cartography
d)
Earth Writing
19.

Which of the following continents is located entirely in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

20.

What is the main purpose of lines of latitude on a map?

a)

To divide the Earth into time zones

b)

To show elevation above sea level

c)

To measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian

d)

To measure distances north and south of the Equator

21.

Absolute location can be given using ___.

a)

coordinates or a street address

b)

relative location

c)

cardinal directions

d)

intermediate directions

22.

Describing a location in relation to another place is called ___.

a)

absolute location

b)

global grid

c)

relative location

d)

coordinates

23.

What point is located at 90°S?

a)

Equator

b)

North Pole

c)

International Date Line

d)

South Pole

24.

Every 15 degrees of longitude equals ___ hour(s) of time because the Earth rotates 360 degrees in 24 hours, which breaks down to 15 degrees of rotation per hour.

a)

1/2

b)

1

c)

1.5

d)

2

25.

The area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called the ___ zone.

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

26.

The areas inside the Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle are called the ___ zones.

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

27.

The areas in between the tropical zone and the polar circles are called the ___ zones.

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

28.

What part of the map is letter "A"?

a)

compass rose

b)

title

c)

locator map

d)

scale

29.

What part of the map is letter "B"?

a)

compass rose

b)

scale

c)

title

d)

scale

30.

What part of the map is letter "C"?

a)

scale

b)

compass

c)

title

d)

legend

31.

What part of the map is letter "

D"?

a)

title

b)

compass

c)

locator map

d)

legend

32.

What part of the map is letter "E"?

a)

compass rose

b)

scale

c)

locator map

d)

legend

33.

Out of the following options, which is the most accurate representation of Earth?

a)

a Mercator Projection map

b)

a Robinson Projection map

c)

a Homolosine Projection map

d)

a globe

34.

Which is NOT an example of a cardinal direction?

a)

East

b)

Southwest

c)

West

d)

South

35.

Which is NOT an example of an intermediate direction?

a)

SE

b)

NE

c)

WN

d)

SW

36.

Which map projection is this?

a)

Mercator Projection

b)

Robinson Projection

c)

Homolosine Projection

37.

Which map projection is this?

a)

Mercator Projection

b)

Robinson Projection

c)

Homolosine Projection

38.

Which map projection is this?

a)

Mercator Projection

b)

Robinson Projection

c)

Homolosine Projection

39.

If you were leaving the school and wanted to go to the park what direction would you go?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

West

d)

South

40.

If one inch on a map scale = 200 miles and I travel three inches, how many miles have I traveled?

a)

200 miles

b)

400 miles

c)

600 miles

d)

800 miles