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Geography Handbook and latitude and longitude review.
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What is a term for half the globe?
Globe
Sphere
Hemisphere
Scale
2
What kind of map shows the natural geography of a place?
Political
Phisical
Politicel
Physical
3
A large scale maps shows...
Fewer details
Lots of detail
4
What coordinate is always written first?
Latitude
Longitude
5
Which set of coordinates is farther South?
45° N, 123° W
12° S, 115° W
46° S, 118° E
87° S, 1° E
6
What map type is this
Political
Physical
Thematic
Mercator
7
This compares a unit of length on the map and unit of distance on Earth
Compass Rose
Latitude
Scale
Ruler
8
What role does a Compass Rose have?
Show Cardinal Directions
To determine where the equator is
To determine where the Prime Meridian is
To show where plant life is most likely to be found
9
The coordinates 0
°
, 0
°
are closest to which continent?
Antarctica
Africa
Asia
Europe
10
Symbols wouldn't be used to show...
Latitude
Cities
Capitals
Natural Resources
11
What map type is this
Physical
Thematic Cartogram
Political
Thematic Flow Line
12
What map type is this
Political
Physical
Thematic
Mercator
13
0° Latitude is also known as...
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Prime Meridian
14
Latitude is always followed by...
°N or °S
°W or °S
°E or °W
°N or °E
15
What map type is this
Thematic Flow Line
Physical
Thematic Cartogram
Thematic Qualitative
16
What set of coordinates best matches Philadelphia's location?
40° N, 75° W
12° S, 115° W
40° N, 75° E
46° S, 118° E
17
What map type is this
Flow Line
Physical
Mercator
Political
18
What kind of map projection is this?
Azimuthal
Robinson
Homolosine
Mercator
19
What kind of map shows the man-made boundaries between places or cities?
Political
Physical
Politicel
Phisical
20
Longitude is always followed by...
°N or °E
°W or °S
°N or °S
°E or °W
21
What kind of map projection is this?
Mercator
Azimuthal
Homolosine
Robinson
22
Which set of coordinates is farther North?
46° S, 118° E
12° S, 115° W
87° S, 15° E
45° N, 123° W
23
What map type is this
Thematic Qualitative
Thematic Cartogram
Thematic Flow Line
Physical
24
The purpose of a Title is to
Label Cities
Label Countries
Identify the map's purpose
Tell you what the colors and symbols mean
25
The United States of America is entirely in which hemisphere(s)
North and West
North and East
Northwest
Northeast
26
What map type is this
Political
Thematic
Physical
Mercator
27
Lines of Latitude...
Show distances North or South of the equator
Show distances East or West of the equator
Run around the world like a belt
Are parallel to Latitude
28
Where on a map would you find what the colors and symbols mean?
Map's Title
Compass Rose
Legend
Labels
29
0° Longitude is also known as...
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
30
Lines of Longitude...
Run around the world like a belt
Show distances East or West of the Prime Meridian
Are parallel to Latitude
Show distances North or South of the equator
31
Lines of latitude are also known as
Meridians
Parallels
Lats
Equators
32
Lines of Longitude are also known as
Meridians
Longie-Ongies
Parallels
Equators
33
What map type is this
Thematic Flow Line
Physical
Thematic Cartogram
Political
34
Color on a map could be used to...
Display population numbers
Identify capitals
Label countries
Show different climate types
35
What coordinate is always written second?
Longitude
Latitude
36
What map type is this
Thematic Cartogram
Thematic Qualitative
Thematic Flow Line
Political
37
A small scale maps shows...
Lots of detail
Fewer details
38
What city does the Prime Meridian run through?
Philadelphia, PA
Greenwich, England
Paris, France
Jerusalem, Israel
39
What map type is this
Thematic Qualitative
Political
Thematic Flow Line
Thematic Cartogram
40
What kind of map projection is this?
Azimuthal
Homolosine
Mercator
Robinson
41
What kind of map projection is this?
Mercator
Homolosine
Azimuthal
Robinson
