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6th Grade Geography

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1
What does the relative location of a place tell you?
the longitude and latitude of a place
where a place is compared to another place
which symbol shows a place on a map
the map projection being used to show a place
2
What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?
a map legend
a global grid
a map scale
a compass rose
3
What does a map scale compare?
distortion on a map with location on a globe
direction on a map with direction on earth.
location on a map with location on the globe
distance on a map with distance on earth
4
What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year?
the distance between the sun and the Earth
the division of Earth into Hemisheres
the tilt of the Earth's axis toward the sun
the rotation of the Earth around its axis
5
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
6
Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?
Europe and Africa
North America and Australia
Asia and Antarctica
North America and South America
7
Which of the following is the main advantage of the type of of map projection shown below?
It shows the size and shapes of continents more accurately
It shows the area of oceans more accurately.
It shows distances between places more accurately
It shows relative locations of places more accurately
8
Maps cannot represent the exact shape and size of Earth's features because of
tilt
distortion
rotation
scale