World Geo Practice Midterm 2023-2024

Based on the map above and your knowledge of science and geography, what natural disasters should humans prepare for if they lived in this region?

• Volcanoes
• Snow storms
• Hurricanes
• Drought

The most accurate way, meaning no distortion, to show places on earth is:

• A globe
• Map
• GPS
• Looking back from the Moon

What is the problem with creating a map?

• They are difficult to draw
• Your handwriting must be neat
• Distortion occurs when taking a 3D object and making it 2D
• It’s impossible

tells the reader the topic of the map

• title

• spatial scale

• legend/key

• global grid

ratio between a distance on a map and distance in reality

• title

• spatial scale

• legend/key

• global grid

imaginary lines of latitude and longitude that show absolute location

• title

• spatial scale

• legend/key

• global grid

explains what the symbols on the map mean

• title

• spatial scale

• key/legend

• global grid

What is the name of the tool pictured below?

• Spacial Scale
• Intermediate Rose
• Compass
• Compass Rose

The equator is a line of?

• Longitude
• Latitude
• Symmetry
• Equidistant

What is geography?

• Economics, history, and civics
• The study of earth, and how people interact with earth
• The study of life
• The study of fossils