Study Guide Sections 1 & 2 Questions

What is shown in the image below?

What ocean lies between North America and Europe?

Which map type would best show the borders of countries and cities?

What is it called when the shape of a place is inaccurate on a map?

What tool on a map tells you the direction (N, S, E, W)?

What landform is a flat elevated area often found near mountains?

What imaginary line marks the boundary where rivers often form rapids due to elevation changes?

What type of map projection would be most helpful for an airplane flying over the North Pole?

Which projection is most commonly used for navigation at sea?

What is the only climate type not determined by latitude, but instead by altitude?

Which area of a cylindrical map projection has the most distortion?

Lines that run east to west and measure distance north or south of the Equator are called what?

What is the name of the line at 23 ½ degrees North latitude?

What is the term for hurricanes that form in the Pacific Ocean?

The Prime Meridian is the main reference line for what measurement?

Look at the image below. What is being measured?

What is the name for a map element that explains what symbols and icons mean?