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This map shows features such as mountain ranges, rivers, oceans, islands, deserts, & plains.
Thematic Map
Topographic Map
Physical Map
Political Map
2
Name the Continent
Europe
Australia
South America
Africa
3
Name the Continent
North America
Africa
South America
Asia
4
A legend on a map is used to
To explain longitude and latitude
Explain relative size and distance
Explain what the colors and symbols represent
Explain the directions North, South, East and West
5
Name the Continent
Europe
Africa
Antarctica
Australia
6
The equator divides the globe into two halves.
Demisphere
Seisophere
Biosphere
Hemisphere
7
Latitude and longitude may be used to determine which of the following?
The site features of a place
The relative location of the place
The situation of a place
The absolute location of a place
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One "push" factor that encourages migration is
Natural Disasters
Security
Job Opportunities
Better Education
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Used to represent distance between points on a map, it gives the distance in miles & kilometers
Physical Map
Political Map
Legend
Bar Scale
10
To find the direction of a location, such as N, S, E, or W, you must look at this part of a map
Bar Scale
Compass Rose
Map Key
Contour Lines
11
Which of the following has an influence on the movement of people?
Religion and politics
Conquests and diseases
All of the above
Trade and scarcity of resources
12
What ocean is between the United States and Europe?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
13
What ocean is closest to Antarctica?
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
14
The starting point for the lines of longitude. It runs through Greenwich, England.
Equator
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
15
Lily’s parents moved from China to the U.S. so that they could find a better job.
Human Environment Interaction
Location
Movement
Place
16
An imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Poles.
prime meridian
hemisphere
parallel
equator
17
A scale model of the earth.
Equator
Map
Grid
Globe
18
What theme does this question describe? What is the absolute location of Raleigh, N.C?
Movement
Human Environment and Interaction
Region
Location
19
Name the Continent
North America
Austraila
South America
Asia
20
What theme of geography is being described? What are Nicaragua’s three main crops?
Place
Human Environment Interaction
Movement
Location
21
What determines how people, ideas, goods, and information move from place to place?
Location
Regions
Place
Movement
22
Human and Physical Characteristic represent
Place
Regions
Movement
Location
23
What has the potential to share the same climate, physical features, or culture?
Places
Cities
Regions
Countries
24
The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.
latitude
geography
resources
longitude
25
What theme of geo. is being described below? In what country can you find the most mountains?
Human Environment Interaction
Location
Regions
Place
26
What is one example of the way people adapt to their environment?
They recycle fuels
They preserve natural resources
They plant trees
They wear warm or lightweight clothing
27
This map shows features including country borders, capital cities, and other places.
Topographic Map
Physical Map
Thematic Map
Political Map
28
One "pull" factor that encourages migration is
War
Job Opportunities
Famine
Disease
29
Name the Continent
South America
Europe
North America
Asia
30
What theme is being described? What is the best mode of travel to go from Scotland to China?
Movement
Place
Regions
Location
31
People who come to live in a new country are called
Strangers
Newcomers
Immigrants
Travelers
32
When we tell about a place by describing the kinds of food people eat we are describing
Physical Characteristics
Cultural Characteristics
Guinea Pigs!!
Political Characteristics
33
What illustrates how people use and affect the environment?
Place
Movement
Human Environment Interaction
Regions
34
Name the Continent
Antarctica
Europe
Asia
South America
35
What theme of geo. is being described below? In what region are the Atacama Desert found?
regions
place
location
movement
36
Name the Continent
Asia
South America
North America
Europe
37
The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called
Global address
Relative location
Absolute location
Actual location
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When we describe a place by saying, “it has a beautiful lake,” we are describing it by its?
Guinea Pigs!
Physical Characteristics
Human Characteristics
Cultural Characteristics
