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1
Which city is located closest to 60° north?
Cape Town
Washington, D.C.
Berlin
Moscow
2
The equator circles the middle of the Earth. It divides the earth into
_________.
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
Northern and Southern Hemisphere
3
Lines of latitude are also called ___________.
Meridians
Minutes
Degrees
Parallels
4
The exact spot where one line of latitude crosses one line of longitude is an
_________.
Parallel
Absolute Location
Meridian
Place on the map
5
Longitude measures ______________ of the starting line, at the Prime Meridian
North and West
North and South
South and East
East and West
6
If it is noon in Atlanta, GA what time is it in Denver, CO?
2pm
10am
10pm
2am
7
What is the image of?
Map Scale
Compass Rose
Legend
Key
8
A set of circles inside circles on a topo map indicate a _________________.
Hill
Stream
Depression
Valley
9
Use
____
and
___
to give an exact spot where one line of latitude crosses one line of longitude
Minutes and Directions
Degrees and Directions
Degrees and Minutes
Hours and Minutes
10
What object is located at 15
O
N and 150
0
W
Heart
Diamond
Triangle
Smiley Face
11
Lines of latitude circle the earth parallel to the ____________.
Rose Line
Prime Meridian
Equator
International Date Line
12
Lines of latitude measure __________ of equator in degrees.
North and South
North and West
South and East
East and West
13
The Prime Meridian runs from north to south. It divides the earth into
_____________.
Northern and Southern Hemisphere
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
14
Which city lies at about the same latitude as Washington, D.C.?
Beijing
Buenos Aires
Quito
Mexico City
15
A scale of 1:1000 on a topographic map indicates that _________________.
1 unit on the map is greater than 1 unit in the real world
1 unit on the map equals 1000 units in the real world
1000 units on the map equals 1 unit in the real world
the map represents the entire Earth
16
Which city is located at 20° north, 100° west?
Riyadh
Dallas
Mexico City
Buenos Aires
17
The _________________ is at 0° longitude
International Date Line
Equator
Prime Meridian
North Pole
18
On a topographic map, the closer the contour lines the _________________.
steeper the slope
lower the elevation
flatter the land surface
gentler the slope
19
Lines of longitude are also called
_____________.
Minutes
Meridians
Degrees
Parallels
20
If you left Chicago at 7am on a 3 hour flight to New York City what time would you land?
11 am
5 am
9 am
10 am