Map Reading and Geography

Question 1

Title

Answer 1

Tells you what the subject of the map is.

Question 2

Prime Meridian

Answer 2

0 degrees Longitude

Question 3

Longitude

Answer 3

North/South lines on a grid.

Question 4

Rain Shadow

Answer 4

When moisture falls on the windward side of the mountain and no moisture remains for the other side of the mountain.

Question 5

Weathering

Answer 5

The process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces.

Question 6

Equator

Answer 6

0 degrees latitude

Question 7

Grid

Answer 7

imaginary lines that circle the globe in E/W and N/S directions.

Question 8

Geography

Answer 8

The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.

Question 9

Landform

Answer 9

Shapes on the planet’s surface, such as hills and mountains.

Question 10

Scale

Answer 10

A tool used to measure distances on a map.

Question 11

Hemishere

Answer 11

When the globe is divided into 2 halves.

Question 12

Degrees

Answer 12

Measuring unit for latitude and longitude lines on the globe.

Question 13

Climate

Answer 13

A region’s average weather conditions over a long period of time.

Question 14

Weather

Answer 14

The short term changes in the air for a given place and time.

Question 15

Erosion

Answer 15

The movement of sediment from one place to another.

Question 16

Latitude

Answer 16

East/West lines on the deck.

Question 17

Region

Answer 17

A part of the world that has one or more common characteristics.

Question 18

Continent

Answer 18

Large landmasses on the Earth’s surface

Question 19

Legend

Answer 19

Explains what the symbols on the map stand for.

Question 20

Compass Rose

Answer 20

Directional indicator telling you which way is N,S,E, and W