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Unit 1 Map Skills Review
Unit 1 Map Skills Review
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Reviewing map skills. #mapskills #latitude #longitude #typesofmaps #continents #oceans
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1
What is the name of the Map tool that is circled in this picture?
Scale
Legend
Title
Compass Rose
2
When people, ideas, and goods travel from place to place, this is an example of which Geography theme?
Location
HEI
Place
Movement
3
When flying from one side of Antarctica to the other, which type of Map Projection would be best?
Interrupted
Mercator
Polar/ Azimuthal
Robinson
4
What
type
of map might a builder use to plan a house in a hilly area?
relief / contour map
political map
thematic map
physical map
5
What
type
of map is this that shows landforms, water features, and elevation using color?
Political Map
Mobility Map
Thematic Map
Physical Map
6
What continent is this?
North America
South America
Europe
Africa
7
Denver, CO is at 40*N / 105* W. These coordinates are an example of _____________
A tourist attraction
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Place
8
Lines of ________________ are located east and west of the Prime Meridian.
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
Equator
9
What Geographic Theme is this? Humans allowing overgrazing of cattle is causing desertification.
Movement
Region
Location
Human Environment Interaction (HEI)
10
Which Theme of Geography describes Scandinavia as an area with shared food, climate, and history?
HEI
Region
Place
Location
11
The Earth is divided into how many hemispheres?
2
4
6
8
12
What is the name of this map tool that shows direction or
orientation?
Scale
Compass Rose
GPS
Astrolabe
13
What is the name of this Map Tool?
Compass Rose
Legend
Title
Scale
14
What is the name of 0° longitude?
parallels
Prime Meridian
Arctic Circle
Equator
15
What continent is this?
Europe
North America
Asia
South America
16
What continent is this?
South America
Asia
Europe
North America
17
What is the name of 0° latitude?
Meridians
Equator
Tropics
Prime Meridian
18
California is on the West Coast of the USA along the Pacific Ocean and south of Oregon - this is...
place
absolute location
region
relative location
19
The _____________ Ocean is
east
of Asia and
west
of North & South America.
Pacific
Artic
Indian
Atlantic
20
The _____________ Ocean is
west
of Europe.
Artic
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
21
What type of map is this that shows data or information?
Mobility Map
Political Map
Thematic Map
Physical Map
22
What
type
of map is this that shows borders, states, and cities?
Physical Map
Political Map
Thematic Map
Mobility Map
23
What continent is this?
Antarctica
Australia
Asia
Europe
24
Lines of ______________ measure north and south of the equator.
Prime Meridian
Longitude
Equator
Latitude
25
The Midwest is known for flat and rolling land and crops such as wheat, corn, & soybeans. Which letter is the Midwest?
C
B
A
D
26
Which map projection is visually appealing and best for presenting a theme or data?
Interrupted
Robinson
Mercator
Polar / Azimuthal
27
What continent in the Southern Hemisphere is always frozen?
Asia
Antarctica
North America
Africa
28
What is the name of this map tool?
Legend
Scale
Title
Compass Rose
29
The __________ ocean is
east
of Africa.
Arctic
Indian
Southern
Atlantic
30
Which theme of Geography describes Rome as the capital of Italy, having delicious food & famous ancient architecture?
Regions
Place
Movement
Location