Name______________________________ Date______________ page 1
Mr. Lingner
maps/globes Pre-assessment
Answer the following questions (short answer/not complete sentences)
1. Why are globes a good model of the
earth?___________________________________________________________________
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2. A large body of land is called a ________________ (there are seven of them.)
3.
What is the imaginary line that separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres (use
the maps on the following page to help you.)
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4. The equator is the imaginary line that divides the world into what two
hemispheres?_________________and _________________________
5. Draw a diagram of the cardinal and intermediate directions:
Please circle the correct answer.
1. The distance north or south from the equator that a region is located is
called_________.
a) altitude
b) environment
c) temperature
d) latitude
2. The pattern of weather that an area has over a long period of time is
called_____________.
a) atmosphere b) climate
c) tide
d) longitude
3. A tropical climate is found near the ______________.
a) North Pole
b) equator
c) South Pole
d) British Isles
4. The currents in the ocean affect the ___________ of a region.
a) altitude
b) soil
c) resources
d) temperature
5. The higher the degree of ____________, the colder the temperature?
a) elevation above sea level
b) altitude
c) latitude
d) all of the above
Please label the hemispheres below each sphere:
Continents
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Africa
Antarctica
Asia
Australia
Europe
North America
South America
Oceans
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Label the following on the globe
Antarctic circle
Arctic Circle
Equator
North pole
South pole
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn