Chapter 1 Test

Geographers identify imaginary east-west circles or lines of ______________ around the globe.

• latitude
• longitude
• meridian

What do you call a map feature that explains the symbols used in a map.

• compass rose
• cardinal direction
• key/legend

Halfway way between the North and South poles, the _____________circles the globe.

• prime meridian
• equator
• international date line

What do you call the study of Earth?

• Geography
• Geology
• Biology

What do you call the unit of measure used to determine an absolute location on a map or a globe?

• inches
• pounds
• degree

A representation of the Earth's rounded surface on a flat  piece of paper is called a(n)__________________.

• projection
• poster
• picture

 What is a map feature that shows the four cardinal directions called?

• cardinal direction 
• intermediate direction
• compass rose

When there is a change in the accuracy of shapes and distances it is called?

• distortion
• geography
• projection

What is an imaginary line that circles the globe from north to south?

• latitude
• longitude
• parallel

Through their study of the Earth, geographers learn how the Earth and its people influence _________

• human health
• the solar system
• each other
• political systems