World Geography Unit 1 Test

What is this symbol called?

• Compass

• Compass Rose

• Map

• Map Scale

What is this called?

• Compass Rose

• Map Key

• Map Scale

• Compass

What is a map scale?

• a tool to measure distance
• a tool to tell direction
• a tool to start a fire
• a tool to build a house

What city is located closest to 70'W and 40'N?

• Denver

• Niagra Fallas

• Boston

• Houston

What is the name of the imaginary line that runs from east to west, and separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Longitude

• Latitude

What is the name of the imaginary line on the globe that runs north to south, and separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Latitude

• Longitude

Identify this map

• Population map

• Elevation Map

• Physical Map

• Political Map

This map is an example of a . . .

• Political Map

• Physical Map

Measures distance from the equator. These lines run east and west and measure north and south.

• Cardinal Directions
• Latitude Lines
• Longitude Lines
• Intermediate Directions

__________ directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.

• Latitude
• Cardinal
• Intermediate
• Longitudinal