Geography Knowledge Challenge Respectfully Submitted C. Stephen Ingraham 2011.

Geography KnowledgeChallenge

Respectfully Submitted

C. Stephen Ingraham

2011


Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, & Southwest are thea) normal directions b) major directions c) cardinal directions d) intermediate directions


Four items included in most maps are: a) time, temperature, weather, & climate b) temperature, weather, physical, & human features c) title, legend, compass rose, & scale d) distinctive climate, animals, plant life, & people.


A site where something or somebody is a) its location b) its culture c) its region d) its placement


The four characteristics of place are: a) time, temperature, weather, & climate b) temperature, weather, physical, & human features c) title, legend, compass rose, & scale d) distinctive climate, animals, plant life, & people


The four characteristics of region are: a) time, temperature, weather, & climate b) temperature, weather, physical, & human features c) title, legend, compass rose, & scale d) distinctive climate, animals, plant life, & people.


The Equator isa) 23 degrees, 30 minutes South b) zero degreesc) 23 degrees, 30 minutes North d) 90 degrees North


A human society’s traditions, behavior patterns, art, knowledge, and religious beliefs is called its

a) future b) attitude c) altitude d) culture.


Where lines of latitude and longitude cross creates an exact global address or a) absolute location b) a exact grid c) a human location d) definite place


A map projection which tries to represent the lines of longitude more curving more realistically so as to have less distortion is a) Mercator b) Robinson

c) Polar d) Azimuthal.


North, South, East, & West are thea) normal directions b) major directionsc) cardinal directions d) intermediate directions.


Another name for lines of latitude area) international date lines b) meridians c) parallels d) hemispheres.


A map projection where both the longitude & latitude lines are represented as parallel is called a) Mercator b) Robinson c) Polar d) Azimuthal.


A map projection which represents latitude lines asconcentric circles and longitude lines like bicycle spokes is called a) Mercator b) Robinson c) Globular d) Azimuthal.


The Latitude line called the Tropic of Cancer is a) 23 degrees, 30 minutes South b) zero degrees

c) 23 degrees, 30 minutes North d) 90 degrees North


The North Pole isa) 90 degrees South b) zero degrees Northc) 23 degrees, 30 minutes North d) 90 degrees North


The Longitude line called the International Date Line isa) 180 degrees b) zero degrees c) 90 degreesd) 23 degrees, 30 minutes South


The Longitude line called the Prime Meridian isa) 180 degrees b) zero degrees c) 90 degreesd) 23 degrees, 30 minutes South


Both Latitude and Longitude is divided intoa) North & South b) hours, minutes, & seconds c) East & West d) degrees, minutes, & seconds


The usual meteorological conditions of a region are called its a) era b) culture c) climate d) precipitation


A ruler on a map for measuring distances in miles and kilometers is called its a) compass rose b) legendc) azimuthal d) scale


Another name for lines of longitude area) international date lines b) meridians c) parallels d) hemispheres.


The three characteristics of a region’s climate are the average: a) temperature, precipitation, & windsb) vegetation, population, & heat indexc) wind chill, direction, & speedd) height, width, & depth.

Geography Knowledge Challenge Respectfully Submitted C. Stephen Ingraham 2011.

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