two-dimensional representations of earth

What is the difference between globes and maps?

Globes are a sphere and maps are flat, Globes are 3D and maps are 2D

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Map Skills: Latitude and Longitude

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Middle school quiz over basic geographic skills including, globes, maps, hemispheres, equator, prime meridian, latitude, longitude, coordinates, and absolute and relative location.

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1
The equator separates what hemispheres?
Eastern and Northern
Northern and Southern
Southern and Western
Western and Eastern
2
What lines are shown on the globe?
equators
prime meridians
longitude
latitude
3
Science that studies the physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface is
physiology
biology
geology
geography
4
The __________ separates Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
longitude
equator
prime meridian
latitude
5
What are maps?
two-dimensional representations of earth
One-dimensional representations of earth
three-dimensional representations of earth
Dimensional representation of earth
6
On a globe, what are these lines called?
Straight lines
Lines of longitude
Neverending lines
Lines of latitude
7
What is the difference between globes and maps?
Maps are 3D and globes are 2D
Globes are a sphere and maps are flat
Globes are 3D and maps are 2D
Maps are spherical and globes are flat
8
What lines run from the North and South Poles?
Verticals
Parallels
Latitude
Longitude
9
_____________ is the exact point a place is located.
Specific location
Description location
Relative location
Absolute location
10
What are the specific set of numbers for a place found using latitude and longitude?
sequences
numbers
values
coordinates
11
How many hemispheres are there?
6
2
4
1
12
What line is shown on the map?
prime meridian
tropic of cancer
longitude
equator
13
Half of the earth is called a
half-earth
sphere
hemisphere
crescent
14
What line is shown on the map?
hemisphere
prime meridian
latitude
equator
15
What is the name of the center line of longitude?
verticals
prime meridian
parallels
equator

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