What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year?

the tilt of Earth's axis toward the sun

What is a compass rose?

This shows the cardinal directions.

This describes the topic shown on the map.

This tells you how to read the distances on the map.

What does the relative location of a place tell you?

where a place is compared to another place

Which of the following is the main advantage of a Goode's Homolisine Projection?

It shows the size and shapes of continents more accurately.

This is a system of horizontal and vertical lines on a map.

What is a map legend or map key?

This identifies the symbols used on a map.

A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs

from the North Pole to the South Pole.

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1
What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year?
the division of Earth into hemispheres
the tilt of Earth's axis toward the sun
the rotation of Earth around its axis
the distance between the sun and Earth
2
What is a compass rose?
This shows the cardinal directions.
This is a grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
This describes the topic shown on a map.
This tells you how to read distances on a map.
3
The changes in shape, size, and position on a map occurs because of
scale.
tilt.
distortion.
rotation.
4
What is a Map Title?
This is a system of vertical and horizontal lines.
This shows the symbols used on a map.
This shows the cardinal directions.
This describes the topic shown on the map.
5
What is a map scale?
This describes the topic shown on the map.
This shows the cardinal directions.
This is a system of horizontal and vertical lines.
This tells you how to read the distances on the map.
6
Which 2 continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?
Europe and Africa
North America and Australia
Asia and Antarctica
North and South America
7
What does the relative location of a place tell you?
the map projection being used to show a place
which symbol shows a place on the map
where a place is compared to another place
the longitude and latitude of a place
8
Which of the following is the main advantage of a Goode's Homolisine Projection?
It shows the distances between places more accurately.
It shows the size and shapes of continents more accurately.
It shows the area of oceans more accurately.
It shows relative locations of places more acccurately.
9
What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on earth?
a compass rose
a global grid
a map legend
a map scale
10
What is a map grid?
This shows the symbols used on a map.
This tells you how to read the distances on the map.
This is a system of horizontal and vertical lines on a map.
This shows the cardinal directions.
11
What is a map legend or map key?
This shows the cardinal directions.
This shows you how to read the distances on a map.
This is a system of horizontal and vertical lines on a map.
This identifies the symbols used on a map.
12
A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs
from the North Pole to the South Pole.
from the Prime Meridian to the International Date Line.
parallel to the Tropic of Cancer.
parallel to the Arctic Circle.

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