Geo Unit 1

Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?

• Europe and Africa

• Asia and Antarctica

• North America and Australia

• North America and South America

What does the relative location of a place tell you?

• The longitude and latitude of a place

• Which symbol shows a place on a map

• Where a place is compared to another place

• The map projection being used to show a place

The changes in shape, size, and position of features that occur when representing the Earth on a flat map take place because of

• Tilt

• Scale

• Rotation

• Distortion

What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?

• A global grid

• A map legend

• A map scale

• A compass rose

A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs

• Parallel to the Arctic Circle

• Parallel to the Tropic of Cancer

• From the North Pole to the South Pole

• From the Prime Meridian to the International Date Line

What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year?

• The rotation of Earth around its axis

• The tilt of Earth's axis toward the sun

• The division of Earth into hemispheres

• All of the above

What does a map's scale compare?

• Direction on a map with direction on Earth

• Distance on a map with distance on Earth

• Location on a map with location on a globe

• Distortion on a map with distortion on a globe

When spring begins in the Southern Hemisphere, what season begins in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

Name the map tool represented by the Letter B.

• Legend or Key

• Compass Rose

• The Global Grid

• Map Title

• Scale

Name the map tool represented by the Letter E.

• Legend or Key

• Compass Rose

• The Global Grid

• Scale

• Map Title