Geography Map Skills

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1
What is the equator
0 degrees latitude
Southern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
0 degrees longitude
2
What is Geography ?
Study of biological world
All of the above
Study of the physical world
study of cultural features
3
The following is an example of an absolute location
20 N, 30W
Somewhere along the equator
Across the road from Fish Daddys
4
South Africa is hours ahead of the USA
False
True
5
What is a region?
An area of exact location
An area of common features
An area with different features
An area of relative location
6
The following is an example of a relative location
1812 Welsh Avenue
30 S, 35 W
Across the road from Outback
7
All of the following are the three regions, except
Physical
Formal
Functional
Perceptual
8
Does it get earlier or later when you travel West ?
Later, you add time
Earlier - you subtract time
9
What is true about a Globe?
Flat
three-dimensional
two-dimensional
10
The prime meridian divides the earth into
North and South Hemispheres
East and West Hemispheres
11
Which continent is the largest ?
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
12
How do you find a location using latitude and longitude correctly ?
100 N, 100 W
100 W, 100 S
120 W, 100 N
120 E, 100 S
13
How many degrees East can you travel
90
120
360
180
14
What is GPS
Grandmas positioning system
Goats Positioning System
A system of satellites
15
The equator divides the earth into
North and South Hemispheres
North, South, East and West Hemispheres
East and West Hemispheres
16
What do Geographer's do ?
studies human features
none of the above
studies physical features
All of the above
17
How much time changes when you move one time zone ?
1 hour
3 hours
2 hours
1.5 hours
18
A map is flat
False
True
19
What is the prime meridian
0 degrees Longitude, 25 degree latitude
0 degrees latitude
0 degrees longitude
20
How many degrees West can you travel ?
90
180
360
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