Geography Quiz

Geography

• Study of the solar system

• Study of the Earth

• Study of rocks

• Study of the ocean

Compass Rose

• Imaginary line that runs E-W and measure the distance N and S of the equator.

• Imaginary line that runs N-S and measure the distance E and W of the meridian.

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Longitude

• Lines that run E-W and measure the distance N and S of the equator.

• 0 degrees longitude, divides the world into the E and W Hemispheres.

• Lines that run N-S and measure the distance E and W of the meridian.

• 0 degrees latitude, divides the world into the N and S hemispheres.

Latitude

• Lines that run E-W and measure the distance N and S of the equator.

• 0 degrees latitude, divides the world into the N and S hemispheres.

• 0 degrees longitude, divides the world into the E and W Hemispheres.

• Lines that run S-S and measure the distance E and W of the meredian.

Prime Meridian

• Helps readers interpret symbols that appear on maps.

• Sections of the Earth divided by the Equator and Prime Meridian (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western)

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Hemispheres

• Looks like an arrow and shows direction N, S, W, E

• Lines that run N-S and measure the distance E and W of the meridian.

• Sections of the Earth divided by the Equator and Prime Meridian (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western)

• Lines that run E-W and measure the distance N and S of the equator.

Equator

• 0 degrees latitude, divides the world into the N and S hemispheres.

• Shows a picture of the land and cities from space.

• A natural feature of the Earth's surface.

• An area of relatively level high ground.

Map Key

• Different colors and shading to show high and low places

• Political, physical, elevation, historical, current-events, special purpose

• Helps readers interpret symbols that appear on maps.

• Shows distance on a map.

Scale

• Different colors and shading to show high and low places.

• Simple map set up in the corner of a larger one to show the location of the larger map in the country or the world.

• Large item used to measure heavy things.

• Located on a map to show the distance between two locations or things on a map.

Locator Map

• A map that uses different colors and shading to show high and low places.

• Helps readers interpret symbols that appear on maps.

• Shows the distance between two places or things on a map.

• A simple map set up in the corner of a larger one to show the location of the larger map in the country or the world.