"The Tools of Geography"

Absolute location is...

• the precise point where a place is located on earth
• where a place is located in relation to another place
• a way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface
• a change in the shape, size or position of a place when it is shown on a map

Which of the following is an example of relative location?

• 107 Thackeray Avenue Pittsburgh PA
• North of Pitt Student Union
• 53 N  57 E
• on the University of Pittsburgh Map section 3D

The title of a map DOES NOT show....

• gives clue about the content
• describes area shown
• date
• cardinal directions

Which of the following is NOT a way geographers deal with distortion?

• Use globes
• create map projections
• Carry around life-size representations of the earth

What is the purpose of a compass rose?

• To show direction on a map
• To identify the symbols on a map
• to give the grid a label
• to show the size of a map

Which of the following is not an example of a intermediate direction?

• North
• Southeast
• West
• South

This image shows....

• Map grid
• global grid
• map legend
• map key

Parallels of Latitude does not include the following:

• Lines run from East to West
• Labeled North and South
• Equator
• Lines run from North to South

Longitude DOES NOT includes which of the following

• Prime meridian
• Lines run from the North to South Pole
• International Date line
• Labeled North (N) and South (S)

Map Scale shows

• the distance between two points
• the key
• How much time it takes you to get to a location
• the absolute location