GH 1 Unit 1: Geography Concepts

What are the clusters of millions of stars called?

• Galaxies

• Planetary systems

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

What are the conditions that make life possible on Earth?

• Distance from the Sun

• Atmosphere and water in liquid form

• Concentric layers of the geosphere

• Rotation and revolution

Which layer of the Earth is made of rock?

• Atmosphere

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

What is the movement of the Earth that produces day and night?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Solstice

• Equinox

What are the days that mark the beginning of winter and summer called?

• Solstices

• Equinoxes

• Meridians

• Parallels

Which type of map shows information on the physical environment?

• Topographic maps

• Thematic maps

• Cylindrical projections

• Azimuthal projections

What are the three types of cartographic projections?

• Cylindrical, conical, azimuthal

• Topographic, thematic, numerical

• Longitude, latitude, equator

• Globe, map, scale

What is used to show how much reality has been reduced in size on a map?

• Scale

• Globe

• Longitude

• Latitude

What are the imaginary lines that join the poles called?

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Meridians

• Parallels

What is the line of reference for lines of longitude called?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Poles

• Tropics