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Unit 1 #geography #latitude #longitude #continents #oceans #hemispheres
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What is another term used to describe lines of latitude, meaning they will never intersect?
prime meridian
parallels
meridians
equator
2
What is the climate like in a city that is located on the equator?
dry
cold
wet
hot
3
What is the letter J located on?
Indian
Southern
Arctic
Atlantic
4
How many times zones are there in the world?
44
34
6
24
5
What is the name of the line where the end of one day and the beginning of another meet?
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
North Pole
Equator
6
What is an area of densely wooded land?
valley
forest
hill
plain
7
What is a very large body of water?
ocean
sea
lake
bay
8
What is the letter C located on?
Australia
North America
Antarctica
Europe
9
What is an area of rugged land that generally rises higher than 2,000 feet?
plateau
mountain
glacier
hill
10
What is a body of freshwater that is completely surrounded by land?
bay
ocean
island
lake
11
What type of imaginary lines run from north to south?
south pole
parallels
latitude
longitude
12
What is an example of a pull factor?
freedom
war
natural disaster
unemployment
13
What is another term used to describe lines of longitude?
meridians
international date line
parallels
prime meridian
14
What is a set of numbers used to identify a specific location?
plot
latitude & longitude
degrees
coordinates
15
Which ocean is not found in the southern hemisphere?
Indian
Arctic
Atlantic
Pacific
16
What is the letter D located on?
South America
Australia
Asia
Africa
17
What are northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest known as?
cardinal directions
intermediate direction
coordinates
compass rose
18
If it is 2:00 pm in Washington (WA), what time is it in New York (NY)?
1:00 pm
4:00 pm
3:00 pm
5:00 pm
19
What does it mean to mark something down on a map or chart?
coordinates
degrees
plot
record
20
What is a piece of land that is surrounded on three sides by water?
lake
island
peninsula
ocean
21
What is a unit of measurement used with latitude and longitude?
feet
liters
degrees
coordinates
22
What is the letter F located on?
Southern
Indian
Atlantic
Pacific
23
What is located at 0 degrees latitude?
equator
north pole
prime meridian
international date line
24
Which of the following is an example of a push factor?
hurricane
low crime rate
new job
freedom
25
What is the letter B located on?
North America
Europe
Australia
Asia
26
What is an area of land that is completely surrounded by water?
plain
lake
island
peninsula
27
What is a large area of slow-moving ice?
ice spot
plain
plateau
glacier
28
What is the letter E located on?
Indian
Pacific
Arctic
Atlantic
29
If it is 11:00 am in Louisiana, what time is it in California (CA)?
10:00 am
9:00 am
11:00 am
12:00 pm
30
What is a nearly flat area?
plateau
hill
plain
island
31
What is located at 0 degrees longitude?
international date line
north pole
prime meridian
equator
32
What is the letter L located on?
North America
Africa
Europe
Asia
33
What is the letter H located on?
Africa
Asia
Antarctica
Australia
34
What is a large, flat, elevated piece of land?
island
plateau
plain
peninsula
35
What is something that drives a person away from a certain place?
pull factor
primary factor
push factor
peace factor
36
Which ocean is on the eastern side of the western hemisphere?
Pacific
Southern
Atlantic
Arctic
37
What type of imaginary lines run east to west?
longitude
plot
meridians
latitude
38
What is the name of the supercontinent pictured?
Pangaea
North America
Eurasia
Plateau
39
What is a benefit that attracts people to a certain place?
pull factor
peace factor
push factor
primary factor
40
What is the letter G located on?
Pacific
Arctic
Atlantic
Southern
41
What is the letter I located on?
Antarctica
Australia
South America
Europe
42
What is the letter K located on?
Southern
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
43
What is a rounded, elevated area of land that is smaller than a mountain?
plateau
plain
hill
peninsula
44
What is the letter A located on?
South America
Europe
Africa
Asia
45
Which of the following is not a PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC of a location?
Landforms
Climate
Animals
Buildings
46
What is an area of low land between hills or mountains?
valley
plateau
hill
plain
47
What are north, south, east, and west known as?
intermediate directions
compass rose
cardinal directions
coordinates
