
Geography and Cartography Quiz
Authored by Ilenia Sanchez-Bryson
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the science of making maps called?
Topography
Geology
Cartography
Geography
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which system determines the precise position of something on Earth using satellites?
Greenwich Mean Time
International Date Line
Global Positioning System
Geographic Information Systems
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the time zone encompassing the Prime Meridian known as?
Greenwich Mean Time
Central European Time
Pacific Standard Time
Eastern Standard Time
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the physical characteristics of a place?
Longitude
Situation
Site
Latitude
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a flat representation of the Earth called?
Atlas
Map
Chart
Globe
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an arc that for the most part follows 180° longitude, although it deviates in several places to avoid dividing land areas. When you cross the International Date Line heading east (toward America), the clock moves back 24 hours, or one entire day. When you go west (toward Asia), the calendar moves ahead one day.
Greenwich Mean Time
International Date Line
Eastern Standard Time
International Data Line
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a A spherical model of the earth?
prototype
sphere
globe
map
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