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Geography Dictionary Test

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of 22 available terms

5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. degrees
  2. prime meridian
  3. equator
  4. atlas
  5. legends
  1. a an organized collection of maps in one book.
  2. 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.
  3. c This is a key explains what the symbols on the map represent.
    Also called a key
  4. d is an imaginary line that runs through Greenwhich, England, from the North Pole to the South Pole.
  5. e imaginary lines that circle the globe half way between the
    north and the south.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. The pattern of lines that circle the earth in east-west and north-
    south directions.
  2. One of these is not found in the textbook, but those we see
    in our minds.
  3. The shortest route between two points on the earth.
  4. lines of longitudes are called this.
  5. has arrows that point to all four principal directions.

5 True/False Questions

  1. parallelslines 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

          

  2. latitudeare the lines that measure north and south starting at the
    top of the northern hemisphere and go to the southern hemisphere.

          

  3. hemispheresThe 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.

          

  4. continentsThe earth is made up of 7 large landmasses.

          

  5. mapGeographers divide the world ocean into four oceans: The Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and the Arctic Ocean