INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY PEOPLE PLACES AND ENVIRONMENT CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS SET FULL QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SOLUTION

INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY PEOPLE
PLACES AND ENVIRONMENT
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS SET
FULL QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTION

●● Key (Legend)
Answer: Lists each symbol and explains what it shows on a map


●● Compass Rose
Answer: A diagram on a map that shows directions such as North ,
South, east and west


●● Scale
Answer: Shows how a unit of measurement relates to the true size of the
object on a map


●● Cardinal directions
Answer: The the 4 main directions on a compass rose: north, south, east,
and west


●● Relative location

, Answer: Where a place is located in relation to another place Ex: My
house is near the McDonalds


●● Hemisphere
Answer: One half of the Earths' sphere


●● Absolute location
Answer: The precise point where a place is located on Earth


●● Latitude
Answer: Imaginary lines around the earth that run east to west and
parallel to the equator


●● Longitude
Answer: Imaginary lines between the north and south poles that cross
the equator at right angles


●● Equator
Answer: 0 degrees latitude, divides the earth into the Northern and
Southern Hemispheres.


●● Prime meridian