Intro Geography Quiz

With regard to location, what is an absolute location?

• A place relative to another place

• A formal region

• A place next door

• A specific place

With regard to location, what is a relative location?

• A place relative to another place

• A formal region

• Longitude and latitude coordinates

• A specific place

What does latitude measure?

• Time zones

• 0° to 90° East and West

• 0° to 180° East and West

• 0° to 90° North and South

What does longitude measure?

• Time zones

• 0° to 90° East and West

• 0° to 180° East and West

• 0° to 90° North and South

Each timezone is separated by how many degrees of division?

• 20°

• 15°

• 10°

• 5°

If you are traveling east on the time zone map, what do you do with your time?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

What is the international dateline?

• Prime meridian

• 0°

• Equator

• Separates two calendar dates

If you are traveling west on the time zone map, what do you do with your time?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

It is 7PM on December 24th at 60° West Longitude. What time of the day is it at 30° East Longitude?

• 1PM on December 24th

• 11PM on December 24th

• 1AM on December 25th

• 3AM on December 25th

What is a formal region?

• Surrounded by a function or a node

• Has clear defined government or administrative boundaries

• A person's perception of an area

• A predetermined set of ideas