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1
Which shows elevation by means of coloring in the areas between contour lines?
relief maps
map scales
boundry lines
time zone maps
2
Which of the following is the world's smallest ocean?
Atlantic
African
Pacific
Arctic
3
Which of the following locations is farther south?
36 degrees N/75 degrees W
25 degrees N/78 degrees W
45 degrees S/77 degrees W
25 degrees S/15 degrees E
4
Which is true of boundary lines?
they enable you to find directions
They tell how far north from the equator a place is
they seperate the globe into hemispheres
They seperate countries from each other
5
How many continents are there?
5
6
7
8
6
What do we call the largest areas of land?
countries
islands
continents
peninsulas
7
Which of these might be used to compare the number of people living in five cities?
a compass rose
a graph
a globe
a physical map
8
How many oceans are there?
5
6
3
4
9
Which of these is a continent?
South Africa
Alaska
the Arctic
Asia
10
A compass rose is placed on a map in order to show:
directions
climate
scale
elevation
11
A maps key shows the:
length of the equator
location of the sun at different times
meaning of symbols used on the map
map's time zones
12
To tell how far a place is from the Equator, maps use:
boundary lines
lines of latitude
time lines
lines of longitude
13
Which does the Prime Meridian cross?
New Orleans, Louisiana
Greenwich, England
Cairo, Egypt
Yellowstone National Park
14
The field of geography having to do with map making is called:
cartography
physiology
geology
botany
15
Which of theses divides the earth in half?
Equator
Compass rose
South Pole
Border
16
Which is a model of the Earth?
hemisphere
geography
globe
basketball
17
The distance a place is above sea level is its:
location
latitude
elevation
time zone
18
To find the distance between two places on a map, you would use:
the scale
a symbol
a line of longitude
a line of latitude
19
This kind of map shows the earth's features, such as mountains, plains, and elevations:
physical map
climate map
political map
distribution map
20
The equator and the prime meridian are used to create the _____________.
continents
oceans
regions
four hemispheres
