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Core Concepts Unit 1 Review
Core Concepts Unit 1 Review
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1
A region is which of the following
A place with different cultural characteristics
A country with a small population
A large area of land
An area with unity/shared characteristics
2
What is a physical map?
a mp that includes information about a place or region
a map that shows weather
a map that shows features people have created
a map that shows land forms and bodies of water
3
Name the hemisphere above the Equator.
Northern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
4
Relative Location
within 100 miles of exact locations
location to a place relative to another place
location of a place close to a location
within 1,000 miles of exact location
5
What is a Scale bar?
The relationship between map measurements and distances.
The relationship of the earths surface and map measurements.
The relationship between distances and map measurements.
The relationship of the map and earths surface measurements.
6
What does this Special Purpose map tell us?
Lakes
Mountains
State Capitals
Rivers
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How does map distortion affect a map?
makes the northern hemisphere bigger
makes the regions uneven
makes the southern hemisphere bigger
none of the above
8
Are these lines of latitude or longitude?
Latitude
Longitude
9
Antarctica is located in this Hemisphere.
Eastern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
10
This image is an example of?
projection map
Ariel photograph
satellite image
scale
11
What is the elevation?
Rocks at the bottom of rivers.
A rock-filled rapid.
The height of a person.
The height of land above sea level.
12
What is the purpose of this map?
To find where states are.
To find where energy resources are located.
To figure out the distance between states.
To figure out the elevation of the land.
13
True or False
: "
Left
" is a cardinal direction
False
True
14
Human-environment interaction explores....
relationship between people and their environment
how and why people, things, and ideas move
Physical and human features that make a city,state.
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Which of these is a Cardinal Direction?
West
Right
Close
Next
16
Are these lines of latitude or longitude?
Latitude
Longitude
17
A political map shows you...
the features of an area
the houses where politicians live
the boundaries between political units
18
Define longitude
Distance east/west of Prime Meridian
Distance east/west of equator
Distance north/south of equator
Distance north/south of Prime Meridian
19
What is geography?
The agriculture of Earth
The study of Earth
Where places are located on the map
The features of that place on a map
20
The compass rose shows...
symbols
continents
directions
oceans
21
What is the purpose of this map?
To find out where hurricanes hit annually in the USA.
To figure out how much precipitation the US gets in a year.
To find out the elevation of the land in the USA.
To find out how far states are from each other.
22
What hemisphere would you find the US in?
Northeastern
Southeastern
Northwestern
Southwestern
23
Aerial Photograph
Taken from space
Taken from a plane or drone
Taken from a car
24
What is the cardinal direction pointing upward?
East
North
West
South
25
On a map, the locator globe...
Shows where the lines of latitude and longitude cross.
Shows how many inches on the map = real-life measurements.
Shows where the map is on the planet earth.
Explains what the symbols on the map mean.
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Define latitude.
Distance east/west of the Prime Meridian
Distance north/south of the equator
Distance north/south of the Prime Meridian
Distance east/west of the equator
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What does Absolute Location mean ?
The spinning motion of the earth.
The exact spot on the earth surface where something is .
The study of the earth surface .
The position of a place in relation to another place.
