Geography | 1.3

"The pharmacy is east two miles from the grocery store on Route 10, just past the police station." This description uses...

• relative location and human characteristics.

• relative location and physical characteristics.

• absolute location and human characteristics.

• absolute location and physical characteristics.

In which city is the Royal Observatory located?

• Greenwich, England

• Paris, France

• Rome, Italy

• Zurich, Switzerland

Which of the following best identifies the absolute location of Cape Town?

• 34° S, 18° E

• 34° N, 18° E

• 28° S, 18° E

• 34° S, 18° W

To find absolute location, geographers use latitude and longitude broken down into degrees and smaller units. Which of the following is NOT one of those smaller units?

• Hours

• Minutes

• Seconds

• All of these are smaller units

The character of a place includes how many people live and work there, their government, culture, and language. These are all examples of which characteristics?

• Human

• Physical

• Economic

• Political

Which of the following best identifies the absolute location of Svalbard?

• 78°N, 21°E

• 78°S, 21°E

• 21°N, 78°E

• 21°N, 78°W

Which of the following best identifies the absolute location of Java?

• 8°S, 111°E

• 8°S, 111°W

• 32°S, 111°E

• 111°S, 8°E

Which of the following best identifies the absolute location of New York?

• 40°N, 74°W

• 74°N, 40°W

• 40°S, 74°W

• 40°N, 74°E

What is the term for the place where the equator and the Prime Meridian intersect off the coast of West Africa?

• Null Island

• Void Island

• Nada Island

• Skull Island

You are a student in America. You are trying to pinpoint where Mount Everest is located. Which of the following would help you the most?

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Human characteristics

• Physical characteristics