GRADE 7 GEOGRAPHY QUIZ

Name _________________________________ Class ________ Date ____________________ /15

Each question is worth 1 point.

1.                 Define “relative location”. Include an example. ___________________________________________________________________
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2.                 Define “absolute location”. Include an example. ___________________________________________________________________
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3.                 Define latitude. ____________________________________________________________________
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4.                 Define longitude. ____________________________________________________________________
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5.                 At what degree is the Equator? ____________________________

 

6.                 At what degree is the Prime Meridian? ______________________

 

7.                 At what degree is the International Date Line? (hint it's on the other 1/2 of the planet from the Prime Meridian) ________________

 

8.                 What can you find at 90º S? _______________________________

 

9.                 What’s another name for a line of longitude? (starts with an "m")__________________

 

10.             What’s another name for a line of latitude? (starts with a "p")___________________

 

11.             Name 1 country in the Eastern Hemisphere (east of England, between Oº E - 180º E). __________________

 

12.             What Canadian city is at the coordinates 43º 40” N, 79º 24” W? (ends with an "o")__________

 

13.             What Canadian city is at the coordinates 62º 27” N, 114º 24” W? (starts with a "Y")_________

 

14.             What Canadian city is at the coordinates 49º 53” N, 97º 10” W? (ends with an "g")__________

 

15.             What are the coordinates of Montreal? ______________________