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Types of Maps, Climate zones, etc.
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What climate zone is found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?
Tropical
Temperate
Tundra
Polar
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The Tropic of Capricorn.
Weather in the Polar Zone.
Weather in the Temperate Zone.
Weather.
Part of the southern Temperate Zone.
3
What climate zone is found above the Arctic Circle and below the Antarctic Circle?
Polar
Ice, Ice Baby
Temperate
Tropical
4
What important line of latitude is found at 66 1/2 degrees S?
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
5
The average weather conditions of a particular place over time is called:
Weather
Climate Map
Climate
Meteorology
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This type of map might show boundaries, countries, states, cities, or capitals.
Thematic
Population
Physical
Political
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What is the definition of region?
A region is an area of land that has common features.
Regions are only found in the United States.
A region is any area that has different languages.
A region is any area that contains states.
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All a part of the Southwest economy except
cattle ranching
oil and gas
Technology-Silicon Valley
cotton farming
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What climate zone is found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle?
Polar
Tropical
Warm
Temperate
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What color is the Southwest Region?
Red
Orange
Pink
Yellow
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What important line of latitude is found at 0 degrees?
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
Equator
International Date Line
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Name the region in yellow.
Northeast
Southeast
West
Southwest
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What color is the West region on the map?
purple
green
red
blue
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International Date Line
180 degrees Latitude. When passed you change your calendar day
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180 degrees Longitude. When passed, you change your calendar day
The Equator
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Study the population density map of Ohio. Darker colors mean higher population. Which letter shows the lowest density?
D
A
C
B
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Where on Earth do the sun's rays hit most directly?
Equator
Jamaica
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
17
A strip of land that is surrounded by water on three sides is called?
Gulf
Peninsula
Delta
Landform
18
Look at the following map. Which part of Indiana has the highest population density?
Central (Middle) Indiana
The Northern Region
The Southern Edge
The Western Border
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Name the region in purple.
Southeast
Southwest
West
Midwest
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What is
absolute location
?
The position of one place compared to another
The region that contains a place
The exact point where a place is found using latit
The characteristics that make a place unique
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What important line of latitude is found at 23 1/2 degrees N?
Tropic of Cancer
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
22
Identify the letter that represents the TROPIC OF CANCER:
Q
P
S
V
23
Select the economic activities of the Southwest.
oil and gas
Cotton and citrus farming
Major transportation center
Tobacco
24
Click on all of the economics of the Northeast Region.
Banking/finance
Cotton farming
Manufacturing
Tourism
25
Select all that are a part of the Northeast Economy.
Manufacturing
Cotton farming
tourism
Banking/finance
26
What type of map might someone use to find out how many states are between Ohio and Kansas?
Thematic
Population
Political
Physical
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Which line(s) do we look at to help us determine a location's climate zone?
Doppler Radar lines
International Date Line
Latitude
Longitude
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Which color is the Southeast region?
Red
Blue
Orange
Green
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What is the prime meridian?
The starting point for measuring longitute
Separates the world into the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
180° longitude
0° longitude
30
Name the region in blue.
Southeast
West
Southwest
Midwest
31
What type of map might someone use to find the location and elevation of Mount Washington?
Natural Resource
Political
Thematic
Physical
32
This is a type of thematic map that shows weather patterns over time of a particular area:
Precipitation Map
Physical Map
Cimate Map
Population Map
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Bodies of water and landforms on Earth are called:
Climate
Regions
Physical Features
Landforms
34
Identify the Tropic of Capricorn
Line B
Line C
Line A
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This type of map would show landforms and waterforms such as rivers, lakes, and mountains.
Physical
Population
Thematic
Political
