Lesson 1 Review QUIZ: The Tools of Geography

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

What does the absolute 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

Lines that run parallel to the equator, measure north and south.

• longitude

• latitude

• Prime Meridian

• absolute location

Lines that run meet at the poles, measure east and west.

• longitude

• latitude

• Prime Meridian

• absolute location

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

• latitude and longitude

• map legend

• map scale

• compass rose

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

What map feature is indicated by letter A?

• Compass Rose

• Grid

• Title

• Scale

What map feature is indicated by letter B?

• A. Compass Rose
• B. Grid
• C. Title

• D. Scale

What map feature is indicated by letter C?

• Compass Rose

• Grid

• Title

• Scale

What map feature is indicated by letter D?

• Compass Rose

• Grid

• Key

• Scale