Eastern Hemisphere Study Guide

Geography is the study of Earth and its peoples, places, and _____.

• environments
• equator

• physical features

• maps

What is the name of the line of latitude that is equally distant from the North Pole and the South Pole?

• the Prime Meridian

• the Equator

• the Tropic of Cancer

• the International Date Line

Which line is used as a starting point to measure longitude, also defined as 0 degrees longitude?

• the Prime Meridian

• the Tropic of Cancer

• the Equator

• the South Pole

Which of the following correctly list Earth's oceans from smallest and largest?

• Southern, Indian, Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific

• Pacific, Atlantic, Southern, Indian, and Arctic

• Arctic, Southern, Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific

• Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Southern, and Indian

Which of the following moves over Earth's mantle, creating changes of Earth's surface features?

• faults

• continents

• tectonic plates

• tsunamis

What type of map is this?

• Physical

• Political

• Population Density

• Climate

What type of map is this?

• Political

• Physical

• Population Density

• Climate

Which country falls on 20 degrees South latitude?

• Namibia

• Angola

• Tanzania

• South Africa

Which country does NOT fall on the Tropic of Capricorn?

• Mozambique

• Zimbabwe

• Botswana

• South Africa

Which European country falls on 10 degrees east longitude?

• Poland

• Spain

• France

• Italy