Geography Intro Quiz

Which of the following IS NOT one of the five themes of geography?

• Latitude
• Location
• Place
• Movement
• Region

An imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude that circles the planet from north to south and divides the earth into western and eastern hemispheres is the:

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• Continental Divide

An imaginary line at 0 degrees latitude that circles the earth from east to west and divides the planet into northern and southern hemispheres is the:

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• Continental Divide

The position of a place in relation to another place is defined as:

• relative location
• absolute location
• definitive location
• general location

The exact location of a place on Earth using degrees north or south of the equator and east or west of the prime meridian

• relative location
• absolute location
• definitive location
• general location

If an area is surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land it is considered to be:

• a boulder
• a city-limit
• landlocked
• a town

What does the term "indigenous" mean?

• old
• related to ancient history
• able to survive using substinence activities
• native to a certain area

The making of maps and charts:

• Realist art
• Geography
• Global imagery
• Cartography

A tool on a map showing cardinal (N,E,S,W) directions

• compass rose
• map key
• navigational set
• direction

One half of the earth:

• 360 degrees
• latitude
• prime meridiary
• hemisphere