World Geography quiz 1 review

What is a map?

• A model of the Earth that is a sphere

• A symbolic representation of selected characteristics of a place

• A tool for finding directions to a place

• A place where the world ends at the edge

What are the four (4) things that should be on all maps?

• Bell,

  Whistle,

  Pounds,

  Names

• Places,

  People,

  Things,

  Stuff

• North,

  South,

  East,
  West

• Compass, Key/Legend,

  Scale,

  Title

The light green continent is called...? ​ ​ ​

• Asia

• North America

• South America

• Australia

The dark green continent is called...? ​ ​ ​

• Asia

• North America

• South America

• Australia

The pink continent in the bottom right is called...? ​ ​ ​

• Asia

• North America

• South America

• Australia

The huge, orange continent in the upper right is called...? ​ ​ ​

• Asia

• North America

• South America

• Australia

The yellow continent in the middle is called...? ​ ​ ​

• Asia

• Africa

• Antarctica

• Australia

The blue continent at the bottom is called...? ​ ​ ​

• Africa

• Europe

• Antarctica

• Australia

The small, dark red continent is called...? ​ ​ ​

• Africa

• Europe

• Antarctica

• Australia

What are lines on a globe drawn in an east-west direction, move north and south, Jimmy Buffet sings about them, and measured in degrees?

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Tracing

• Linear