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Which directions are considered the primary or cardinal directions?
a) North, South, East, West
b) North, South, Northwest, Southwest
c) Northwest, Southeast, Northeast, Southeast
d) East, West, Northwest, Southeast
What unit is used to measure lines of latitude?
a) Feet
b) Miles
c) Degrees
d) Inches
If the world is divided along the zero line of latitude what two hemispheres has it been divided into?
a) Eastern and Western
b) Northern and Western
c) Northern and Southern
d) Southern and Eastern
If the world is divided along the zero line of longitude what two hemispheres has it been divided into?
a) Eastern and Western
b) Northern and Southern
c) Eastern and Northern
d) Southeastern and Southwestern
What word below also means a line of latitude?
a) Meridians
b) Parallels
c) Equators
d) Arctic Circles
What word below also means a line of longitude?
a) Parallels
b) Meridians
c) Equators
d) Tropics
What line of latitude is at 0°?
a) Meridian
b) International Date Line
c) Equator
d) Prime Meridian
What line of latitude is at 0°?
a) Arctic Circles
b) Tropic of Cancer
c) Equator
d) Tropic of Capricorn
Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest are considered what type of directions?
a) Cardinal
b) Middle
c) Intermediate
d) Primary
What tool shows direction on a map?
a) Scale
b) Legend
c) Lines
d) Compass Rose
What tool is used to determine distance on a map?
a) Compass Rose
b) Legend
c) Key
d) Map Scale
What tool tells us what symbols mean on a map?
a) Legend/Key
b) Scale
c) Compass Rose
d) Title
What are the names of the World's major oceans?
a) Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian
b) Southern, Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian
c) Northern, Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian
d) Antarctic, Atlantic, Indian. and Southern
When listing coordinates which is listed first?
a) Latitude
b) Longitude
c) Scale
d) Degrees
Coordinates of a location give what on a map?
a) Absolute location
b) Grid Marks
c) Relative locations
d) Landmark
What do political maps show?
a) Borders and regions
b) Landmarks
c) Coordinates
d) Geographical features like rivers and mountains
What are maps that show physical land features called?
a) Political Maps
b) Physical Maps
c) Geographical Maps
d) Coordinate Maps
Which of the following correctly lists the seven continents?
a) North America, South America, East America, West America, United States, Florida, and Europe
b) North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and United States
c) North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica
d) North America, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, United States, Mexico
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