Test Questions

1._____ A position expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds of latitude and longitude is called...?
        A. relative location                      B. absolute location
        C. geography                               D. coordinate
2. _____Longitude lines are also called...?
       A. parallels        B. meridians
       C. lines            
3. _____Latitude lines are also called...?
      A. parallels          B. meridians
      C. equator
4. _____Longitude lines run in what direction...?
      A. east-west         B. west-east
      C. north-south
5. _____Latitude lines run in what direction...?
     A. north-south      B. south-north
     C. east-west
6. _____Which of these is not a tool that geographers use to find where things are...?
    A. site            B. situation
    C. hammer     C. maps
7. _____A region of the globe that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes is...?
    A. time zone         B. Prime Meridian
    C. Equator            D. place
8. _____The physical characteristic of a place is...?
   A. situation            B. site
   C. location             D. map
9. _____The location of a place relative to other places is called...?
   A. site                    B. UTC
   C. GMT                 D. situation
10. _____What line passes through Greenwich, England...?
   A. Arctic Circle    B. Tropic of Capricorn
   C. Equator            D. Prime Meridian

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