Geography Concepts: Maps (7th Grade)

37°69'07" N 97°34'27" W is an example of what?

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

Which of the following is not a Cardinal Direction?

• North

• Southeast

• West

• Northwest

Which of the following statements about Latitude is false?

• The Equator is the 0° line

• Lines of Latitude measure the distance east or west of the Equator.

• Latitudes are called parallels, because they don't cross one another.

• Latitudes get shorter towards the poles.

Which of the following are intermediate directions?

• Southeast

• East

• West

• Southwest

True or False: A hemisphere can be North and South of the Equator, or East and West of the Prime Meridian?

• True

• False

These lines run north-south between the North Pole and South Pole on Earth's surface.

• Lines of Latitude

• Seismic Lines

• Lines of Longitude

• Hemisphere Lines

What theme of geography refers to the mix of human and nonhuman features at a given location?

• Movement

• Region

• Location

• Place

What theme of geography explores how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another?

• Human-environment interaction

• Movement

• Region

• Location

The store you are looking for is over there by the Walmart, is an example of?

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

Which of the following is not true about maps?

• Showing Earth on a flat surface always causes distortion.

• Map projections can change the size of landmasses depending on what type of map you use.

• The best map to use when driving is a globe.

• Maps can be found in Dora's back pack.