When land is used for subsistence farming,

farmers only grow enough crops to feed their families

What kind of housing would you expect to find in an area with a very high population density?

Small apartments in skyscrapers

Which of the following is an economic activity that depends on an area's natural resources?

the fishing industry in Gloucester, Massachusetts

Why do places in tropical latitudes close to the equator have hot weather year-round?

They get the most direct rays from the sun

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A Spatial Way of Thinking

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1
A map that shows population density is a type of
regional map
thematic map
physical map
political map
2
What is letter E?
Plain
Reef
Tributary
Volcano
3
What is letter G?
Island
Mountain Range
Tributary
Strait
4
Which term means the pattern of weather over a long period of time?
region
density
vegetation
climate
5
When land is used for subsistence farming,
farmers only grow enough crops to feed their families
farmers raise crops and livestock to sell
farmers move around to find food & water for their animals
farms are owned by large multinational corporations
6
What kind of housing would you expect to find in an area with a very high population density?
Small apartments in skyscrapers
Large homes with front and back yards
Houses surrounded by farm fields
Individual homes spaced miles apart
7
What are coal, iron, uranium, and petroleum?
economic activities
natural resources
land uses
vegetation zones
8
What is letter A?
Mountain Range
Volcano
tributary
strait
9
What could you use to show patterns of land use?
political map
economic activity map
population density map
climagraph
10
What is letter H?
Bay
Tributary
Plain
Canyon
11
What kinds of plant is best adapted to an arid climate?
Cacti
Tall Grasses
Pine Trees
Mosses
12
What is letter F?
Coast
Strait
Tributary
Island
13
Which of the following is an economic activity that depends on an area's natural resources?
the insurance agency in Hartford, Connecticut
the aircraft industry in Seattle, Washington
the banking industry in Chicago, Illinois
the fishing industry in Gloucester, Massachusetts
14
What do geographers call an area with one or more features that set it apart from other areas?
a climate zone
a city
a region
a landform
15
What kind of information is shown on this map of North Africa?
population density
vegetation zones
climate zones
economic activity
16
What is letter C?
Canyon
Coast
Island
Plain
17
What is letter I?
Bay
Island
Coast
Reef
18
Why do places in tropical latitudes close to the equator have hot weather year-round?
They get the most direct rays from the sun
They have a higher elevation
They are farther away from the colder oceans
They get more heat from the core of the Earth
19
What is letter J?
Plain
Bay
Tributary
Canyon
20
What is letter B?
Volcano
Lake
Canyon
Reef
21
What kind of information about Nome, Alaska, is shown on the graph?
economic activity
climate pattern
vegetation zones
population density
22
Which of the following will you find on a map that shows physical features?
landforms
businesses
vegetation
population
23
What is letter D?
Tributary
Coast
Reef
Strait
24
What could you learn from a climate map?
How cold an area gets in the winter
All of these
How much rainfall an area gets
Average summer temperature of an area
25
What does an economic activity map of a country show?
how high its mountains are
what kind of climate it has
how its people make a living
where its people live

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