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Geography Review Game

Geography Terms

Question: This imaginary line running North and South divides the globe into Eastern and Western hemispheres, and is measured at 0 degrees longitude.
Answer: Prime Meridian

Question: Another name for parallels. 
Answer: Latitude Lines that run east to west.

Question: What are NE, SE, SW, and NW ?
Answer: Intermediate directions

Question: A key part of a map that helps determine distance on a map as compared with the actual distance is called what?
Answer: The map scale

Question: These imaginary lines run North to South on a map.
Answer: Lines of longitude. 

Oceans, Continents, and Hemispheres

Question: Which hemisphere is the North Pole located in and what is the closest ocean?
Answer: Northern Hemisphere, Arctic Ocean

Question: North America is part of which two hemispheres?
Answer: Northern and Western Hemispheres

Question: What ocean is off the coast of Eastern North America?
Answer: Atlantic Ocean

Question: What ocean is off the coast of Eastern Asia?
Answer: Pacific Ocean

Question: Name a continent that lies in the Eastern, and Southern hemispheres.
Answer: Australia, Africa, South America, Antarctica

Types of Maps

Question: This is the type of map you would create to show how trees were disappearing from a landscape over the span of 100 years.  
Answer: An historical map.

Question: You would check this type of map to determine if a mountain was too high for you to climb. 
Answer: A relief map.

Question: Where's Waldo?  He is at 40 degrees North, 119 degrees West.  Could he be in Wichita, KS; Boise, ID; or Carson City, NV?
Answer: Carson City, NV

Question: If you want to discover the countries bordering France, as well as the waterways, and landforms, what type of map should you look at? 
Answer: A political map.

Question: Why are intermediate directions needed? 
Answer: They help pinpoint exact locations.  Sometimes stating just North, East, South, and West is not specific enough to locate a place.  Therefore, NE or SW helps narrow down an area.  

Where's Waldo?

Question: Where's Waldo?  He is at 38 degrees N, 77 degrees W. Could he be in Charlotte, NC; Albany, NY; or Washington, DC?
Answer: Washington, D.C.

Question: Where's Waldo?  He is at 38 degrees North, 90 degrees West.  Where can he be? Dallas, Texas; St. Louis, MO; or Jackson, MS
Answer: St. Louis, MO

Question: Where's Waldo?  He is at 47 degrees North, 122 degrees West.  Is he in Long Beach, CA; Eugene, OR; or Seattle, WA?
Answer: Seattle, WA.

Question: Where's Waldo?  He is at 25 degrees latitude, 80 degrees West.  Is he in Hilo, HA; Miami, FL; or Baton Rouge, LA?
Answer: Miami, FL. 

Question: Where's Waldo?  He is at 40 degrees North, 80 degrees West.  Could he be in Tampa, FL; Pittsburgh, PA; or Nashville, TN?
Answer: Pittsburgh, PA

Map Miscellany

Question: What do you call a person who creates maps? 
Answer: A cartographer.

Question: How do you read coordinates?  What measurement always go first? 
Answer: Latitude then longitude. 

Question: How many contiguous U.S. states are there, and which are NOT contiguous?
Answer: 48, Alaska and Hawaii. 

Question: Lines of longitude are NOT parallel. Explain why. 
Answer: They meet at the North and South Poles.  On the other hand, lines of latitude NEVER meet, thus, they are called parallels. 

Question: A plane has disappeared off of radar at 30 degrees North, and 120 degrees West.  Where should you look for this plane? 
Answer: In the Pacific Ocean.