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Unit 1 Geography: Latitude / Longitude Practice
Unit 1 Geography: Latitude / Longitude Practice
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1
Which theme helps explain how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another?
place
movement
regions
location
2
The most accurate way to show the Earth's continents and bodies of water with a ...
globe
conformal map
Robinson projection
Mercator Projection
3
Which projection makes South America and Africa look long and skinny?
Mercator projection
Equal-Area projection
Interrupted projection
Peters Projection
4
Which theme of geography studies the physical and human features of a location?
location
place
regions
human-environment interaction
5
Which city is located at latitude 40 N , longitude 73 W?
Tokyo
Seattle
New York
London
6
Which of these countries is located in the eastern hemisphere?
Japan
Bangladesh
Iceland
Turkey
7
Which is NOT one of the two basic questions that geographers always ask when they study Earth?
What is the climate?
Why are they there?
Where are things located?
8
Which is not one of the 5 themes of geography?
Location
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
Physical
9
Which city is located at latitude 19 N , longitude 99 W?
Toronto
Mexico City
El Paso
Auckland
10
Which of these countries is located in the Northern Hemisphere?
India
Brazil
South Africa
Peru
11
Which theme compares climate, land, population, or history of one place to another?
Movement
location
region
Human-environment interaction
12
A globe is more accurate than a map because a globe can show....
a region in lots of detail
true shapes of continents and oceans
city streets
a distorted view of the Earth
13
Which country is located in both the eastern hemisphere and southern hemisphere?
United States
Thailand
New Zealand
Bolivia
14
How might you describe the physical features of a place?
language
discuss how people dress
climate is hot and it is hilly
list things people do for fun
15
Which city is located at latitude 34 S, longitude 58 W?
Lima
Buenos Aires
Shanghai
Caracas
16
Which map projection shows correct sized and shapes of the earth but cuts out parts of oceans?
Mercator Projection
Interrupted Projection
equal area projection
peters projection
17
What are the directions North, South, East and West known as?
cardinal rose
cardinal directions
latitude
intermediate directions