5th Grade Geography Review

Lines of _________ run left to right (horizontally) across a globe.

• latitude

• longitude

• Prime Meridian

Lines of _________ run from the North Pole to the South Pole (vertically) across the globe.

• latitude

• equator

• longitude

The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude that separates the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres is called the __________.

• North Pole

• equator

• Prime Meridian

The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is the _____. It separates the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres.

• Prime Meridian

• equator

• North America

A _______ is half the earth.

• North Pole

• region

• hemisphere

What map tool do we use to tell direction?

• map key

• compass rose

• map scale

Which of the following is a cardinal direction?

• north

• northwest

• southeast

Which of the following is an intermediate direction?

• south

• north

• northwest

This is an example of a ________.

• physical map

• political map

• historical map

This is an example of a ________.

• physical map

• economic map

• political map