World Geography

These maps show country and state boundaries, as well as the location of capitals, other major cities, and bodies of water.

• Political map

• Climate map

• Physical map

• Historical map

Lines of longitude measure

• Distance in degrees east and west of the Prime Meridian

• Distance in degrees north and south of the Equator

• The distortion on a map

• The population density of an area

This helps you determine the distance between two points on a map

• Large scale map

• Scale of miles and kilometers

• Prime meridian

• Per capital GDP

These lines measure distance in degrees north and south of the equator.

• Lines of longitude

• Scale of miles/kilometers

• Tropic of Cancer

• Lines of latitude

Hemispheres are half spheres.

• True

• False

What does GDP stand for?

• Gross National Product

• Grand Domestic Product

• Gross Domestic Product

• Giant Domestic Product

Since when has the world been using time zones?

• The late 19th century

• The early 19th century

• The late 20th century

• The early 18th century

A map that shows the average number of people per square mile in a particular area is called

• A climate map

• A small scale map

• A historical map

• A population density map

What kind of map would you look at if you wanted to find different heights above sea level?

• Climate map

• Elevation map

• Population density map

• Historical map

What does per capita mean?

• Per square mile

• Per caption

• Per person

• Per percentage