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A #worldgeographyblended #quiz to introduce #mapskills to #gradefreshmen
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Focus on specific types of information, presented in variety of ways, do not separate the land
topographic map
political map
thematic map
physical map
2
Shows political borders like continents, countries, & division within countries states is ____.
physical
political
political
thematic
3
Represent what a region look like by showing its major physical features like hill, plains.
political map
thematic map
topographic map
physical map
4
What level is these processes?
2.0
3.0
4.0
5
Score 2.0 has two parts in a proficiency scale. The first part is ________________.
beyond
concepts
target
vocabulary
6
It is 0° & runs from pole to pole through Greenwich, England is ________.
longitude
equator
latitude
prime meridian
7
Either of the two lines of latitude & longitude whose intersection determines the point
longitude
equator
geographical coordinates
latitude
8
Shows the symbols & colors used on map, & what each means is ____________.
compass rose
scale
geographical coordinates
key
9
Describes where a place is in relation to something else is ___________.
location
compass rose
absolute location
relative location
10
Shows political borders: continents, countries, states or provinces
topographic map
thematic map
political map
physical map
11
Helps to find the actual distances between points shown on the map is __________.
scale
key
compass rose
12
Maps don't determine the orientation. This maybe a single direction.
True
False
13
Describes the exact location of a place & described using latitude & longitude is _______.
location
absolute location
compass rose
relative location
14
Map projection can be distorted in several ways. What are the 4 ways it can be distorted?
area, shape, weight, direction
area, color, distance, direction
area, shape, location, direction
area, shape, distance, direction
15
What is the target?
3.0
2.0
4.0
16
Represent what a region look like by showing its major features, hills, plains, & more is ____.
thematic
topographic
political
physical
17
Each half of the globe is _________.
hemisphere
latitude
longitude
equator
18
A representation of natural & man-made features on earth is __________.
thematic map
physical map
political map
topographic map
19
Northeast, northwest, southeast, & southwest is _______________.
intermediate directions
compass rose
cardinal directions
geographical coordinates
20
Mental maps are our mind's representation of how something looks.
True
False
21
The imaginary lines that divides the north & south halves is _______.
longitude
latitude
prime meridan
equator
22
A way of showing the curved surface of the earth on a flat map is _________.
political map
map projection
topographic map
physical map
23
North, south, east, & west is ___________.
cardinal directions
geographical coordinates
compass rose
intermediate directions
24
Imaginary vertical line that run north to south is ________.
latitude
equator
longitude
prime meridian
25
Location is where something is.
False
True
26
Shows directions such as North, South, East, & West is _______________.
map scale
compass rose
geographical coordinates
key
27
What is the purpose of the scale?
helps find the location
to be aware of the map
helps find the actual distances between points on the map
to get an idea of a scale within a map
28
A representation of natural & man-made features on earth is _______.
topographic
physical
political
thematic
29
A three-dimensional representation of the earth is _______________.
map
map projection
physical map
globe
30
Imaginary horizontal line that runs from east to west is ________.
longitude
equator
latitude
prime meridian
31
Focus on specific types of information & presented in variety of ways is ______.
physical
thematic
political
topographic