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← Geography Dictionary Test
5 Written Questions
5 Matching Questions
- degrees
- prime meridian
- equator
- atlas
- legends
- a an organized collection of maps in one book.
- b The symbol for degrees is a small 0 above the number.
These are then subdivided into minutes ' is the symbol. There are 60 degrees in a minute. - c This is a key explains what the symbols on the map represent.
Also called a key - d is an imaginary line that runs through Greenwhich, England, from the North Pole to the South Pole.
- e imaginary lines that circle the globe half way between the
north and the south.
5 Multiple Choice Questions
- The pattern of lines that circle the earth in east-west and north-
south directions. - One of these is not found in the textbook, but those we see
in our minds. - The shortest route between two points on the earth.
- lines of longitudes are called this.
- has arrows that point to all four principal directions.
5 True/False Questions
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parallels → lines of latitude are called this because they are always
parallel to the equator. Ones that measure North are labeled N
and ones that measure South are labeled S -
latitude → are the lines that measure north and south starting at the
top of the northern hemisphere and go to the southern hemisphere. -
hemispheres → The symbol for degrees is a small 0 above the number.
These are then subdivided into minutes ' is the symbol. There are 60 degrees in a minute. -
continents → The earth is made up of 7 large landmasses.
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map → Geographers divide the world ocean into four oceans: The Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and the Arctic Ocean
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