1. Geography Knowledge Challenge Respectfully Submitted C. Stephen Ingraham 2011

2. Geography Knowledge Challenge Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, & Southwest are the a) normal directions b) major directions c) cardinal directions d) intermediate directions

3. Geography Knowledge Challenge 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.

4. Geography Knowledge Challenge A site where something or somebody is a) its location b) its culture c) its region d) its placement

5. Geography Knowledge Challenge 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

6. Geography Knowledge Challenge 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.

7. Geography Knowledge Challenge The Equator is a) 23 degrees, 30 minutes South b) zero degrees c) 23 degrees, 30 minutes North d) 90 degrees North

8. Geography Knowledge Challenge A human society ’ s traditions, behavior patterns, art, knowledge, and religious beliefs is called its a) future b) attitude c) altitude d) culture.

9. Geography Knowledge Challenge 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

10. Geography Knowledge Challenge 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.

11. Geography Knowledge Challenge North, South, East, & West are the a) normal directions b) major directions c) cardinal directions d) intermediate directions.

12. Geography Knowledge Challenge Another name for lines of latitude are a) international date lines b) meridians c) parallels d) hemispheres.

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

14. Geography Knowledge Challenge A map projection which represents latitude lines as concentric circles and longitude lines like bicycle spokes is called a) Mercator b) Robinson c) Globular d) Azimuthal.

15. Geography Knowledge Challenge 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

16. Geography Knowledge Challenge The North Pole is a) 90 degrees South b) zero degrees North c) 23 degrees, 30 minutes North d) 90 degrees North

17. Geography Knowledge Challenge The Longitude line called the International Date Line is a) 180 degrees b) zero degrees c) 90 degrees d) 23 degrees, 30 minutes South

18. Geography Knowledge Challenge The Longitude line called the Prime Meridian is a) 180 degrees b) zero degrees c) 90 degrees d) 23 degrees, 30 minutes South

19. Geography Knowledge Challenge Both Latitude and Longitude is divided into a) North & South b) hours, minutes, & seconds c) East & Westd) degrees, minutes, & seconds

20. Geography Knowledge Challenge The usual meteorological conditions of a region are called its a) era b) culture c) climate d) precipitation

21. Geography Knowledge Challenge A ruler on a map for measuring distances in miles and kilometers is called its a) compass rose b) legend c) azimuthal d) scale

22. Geography Knowledge Challenge Another name for lines of longitude are a) international date lines b) meridians c) parallels d) hemispheres.

23. Geography Knowledge Challenge The three characteristics of a region ’ s climate are the average: a) temperature, precipitation, & winds b) vegetation, population, & heat index c) wind chill, direction, & speed d) height, width, & depth.