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What type of map shows natural resources?

What does a physical map display?

Exploring Geography

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What does a physical map display?
Roads and highways
Natural resources
Political boundaries
Rivers and lakes
2
What type of map shows natural resources?
Topographic map
Resource map
Political map
Road map
3
What do latitude lines measure?
Map symbols
Height above sea level
Distance north and south
Distance east and west
4
What does the International Date Line do?
Indicates map key
Measures longitude
Changes day and date
Changes time zones
5
What does a road map show?
Natural resources
Roads and highways
Topography
Climate data
6
What kind of map helps you get somewhere?
Topographic map
Resource map
Road map
Political map
7
What does a climate map measure?
Height above sea level
Natural resources
Long-term temperature and precipitation
Roads and highways
8
What are cardinal directions?
Near, Far, Close, Distant
Up, Down, Left, Right
Front, Back, Side, Side
North, South, East, West
9
What does a globe represent?
Flat map
Earth's surface
Weather systems
Political boundaries
10
True or false: The Prime Meridian measures latitude.
True
False
11
What divides Earth into hemispheres?
Map key
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Equator
12
What is a map key?
Map scale
List of symbols
Map title
Compass directions
13
What does a compass rose show?
Map scale
Map symbols
Map title
Directions
14
What is geography the study of?
Places and relationships
Maps and charts
Weather patterns
Natural resources
15
What is topography?
Height above sea level
Political boundaries
Map symbols
Study of weather
16
What is the purpose of a map scale?
Lists symbols
Indicates directions
Shows map title
Measures distance