Ch. 2 Slides 1-5

What does a globe of the Earth best show?

• Size of continents and shapes of land/water

• Small areas in great detail

• Imaginary lines that divide the Earth

• Different types of map projections

What is a limitation of maps compared to globes?

• They can show true distance and direction

• They can show true size and shape

• They can't show small areas in great detail

• They can't show true size, shape, distance, and direction

What divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Latitude lines

• Longitude lines

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

What is the purpose of the grid system formed by latitude and longitude lines?

• To measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian

• To find the absolute location of a place

• To measure distance north or south of the Equator

• To show continents close to their true shapes and sizes

Which map projection shows continents close to their true shapes and sizes?

• Goode’s Interrupted Equal-Area projection

• Equator projection

• Robinson projection

• Mercator projection

Which map projection gives a good overall view of the continents’ shapes and sizes?

• Equator projection

• Mercator projection

• Winkel Tripel projection

• Robinson projection

What are the parallel lines going around planet Earth called?

• Latitude

• Longitude

What are the lines going from the top to the bottom of planet Earth?

• Latitude

• Longitude

What are lines of latitude parallel to?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Lines of longitude
• Lines of latitude

What are the lines that circle the Earth from Pole to Pole?

• Prime Meridian
• Lines of longitude
• Equator
• Lines of latitude