Mrs. Simoneaux's Map Skills/Geography Terms Review

Question 1

When writing coordinates, this always comes first:

Accepted Answer

latitude

Question 2

There are _____ degrees of longitude, in total, circling the globe.

Accepted Answer

360

Question 3

Which line of longitude runs through Greenwich, England?

Accepted Answer

Prime Meridian

Question 4

Name the Plateau Family, from largest to smallest

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Papa Plateau, Mama Mesa, Baby Butte

Question 5

Name the two continents entirely in the Southern Hemisphere:

Accepted Answer

Australia & Antarctica

Question 6

Lines of longitude are also called

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Meridians

Question 7

Address of Equator

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0 degrees latitude

Question 8

Place in a desert made fertile by a steady supply of water

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oasis

Question 9

Lines of ______ run north and south, from pole to pole:

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Longitude

Question 10

Group or chain of islands

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archipelago

Question 11

Which line of longitude runs through Greenwich, England?

Accepted Answer

Prime Meridian

Question 12

Deep, narrow inlet of the sea between high cliffs:

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fjord

Question 13

half a sphere is a ____; all places on earth are located in at least 2 of these:

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hemisphere

Question 14

Highest degree for a line of longitude:

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180

Question 15

Body of land completely surrounded by water

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island

Question 16

True or False; correct if false: Map Key is a line that determines distance

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False: scale bar

Question 17

The Prime Meridian passes through the town of _______

Accepted Answer

Greenwich, England

Question 18

Protected place along a shore where ships anchor:

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harbor

Question 19

Line of latitude that divides the Earth into two equal hemispheres:

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Equator

Question 20

Map that focuses on a single topic such as population density:

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special-purpose map

Question 21

Location expressed using another known place:

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Relative Location

Question 22

address of the Arctic circle

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66 1/2 degrees N

Question 23

Which line is not completely straight to avoid passing through some countries?

Accepted Answer

International Date LIne

Question 24

Which landform is smallest?

Accepted Answer

cape

Question 25

Largest of the continents

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Asia

Question 26

Name the pattern of intersecting parallel lines used to divide a map into squares

Accepted Answer

grid

Question 27

Shallow body of water enclosed within an atoll

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lagoon

Question 28

Is there a continent that is in all 4 hemispheres? If so, which?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Africa

Question 29

Which country is NOT an example of an archipelago?

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Madagascar

Question 30

Lines of Latitude are also called

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parallels

Question 31

Person who makes maps is called a

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cartographer

Question 32

Address of South Pole

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90 degrees S

Question 33

Line of longitude that divides the earth into eastern & western hemispheres:

Accepted Answer

Prime Meridian

Question 34

Coordinates are written with degrees of ___________ first, then _______________

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latitude, longitude

Question 35

address of the Tropic of Capricorn

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23 1/2 degrees S

Question 36

This line marks where each new day begins:

Accepted Answer

International Date Line

Question 37

North America is located in these 2 hemispheres:

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Northern & Western

Question 38

Unit of measure for lines of latitude and longitude:

Accepted Answer

degree

Question 39

(60 N, 90 E) - Name the hemispheres:

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Northern, Eastern

Question 40

this is the best representation of the earth and its features:

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globe

Question 41

address of the International Date Line

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180 degrees

Question 42

The two continents not separated by water:

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Europe & Asia

Question 43

Address of Prime Meridian

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0 degrees longitude

Question 44

Which land-form is largest?

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plateau

Question 45

Narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land

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isthmus

Question 46

Southernmost point on Earth:

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South Pole

Question 47

River is filled with this type of water

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fresh

Question 48

Address of Tropic of Capricorn:

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23 1/2 degrees S

Question 49

NE, NW, SE, SW

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Intermediate Directions

Question 50

Body of water completely surrounded by land

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lake

Question 51

Lines of Latitude measure distance _____ & _____ of the equator

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north and south

Question 52

Large body of land surrounded on 3 sides by water:

Accepted Answer

peninsula

Question 53

The Oceans of the World, from largest to smallest:

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Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic

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