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Thematic Maps Show
Theme Parks
Data in a easy way for people to understand
Resources Use
Elevation
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Longitude is based off of distance from the
north pole
international date-line
equator
prime meridian
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A Political map:
show crops grown in specific areas
shows governmental boundaries like provinces and states
purpose is to demonstrate migration of people
purpose if to show land forms and physical features
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Which state is the farthest West?
Washington
Hawaii
California
Alaska
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In which of the following locations is it night right now?
London, England
Honolulu, Hawaii
Los Angeles, California
Beijing, China
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Are these lines of latitude or longitude?
Latitude
Longitude
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What line of latitude runs through the North Pole?
90° N
70° N
60° N
80° N
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Time zones use
Longitude
Parallels
equator
Latitude
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What information would you find on a climate map?
The amount of temperature & precipitation over a “long” period of time
It is not a map at all. It is a projection.
A map showing only the countries in an area
A map showing the location of natural resources
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The coordinates 60 degrees N latitude, 60 degrees E longitude fall at which point?
N
D
B
C
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A location's latitude can help determine
average temperature
amount of precipitation
elevation
time zone
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A topographic map shows ________.
keys and symbols
mountain profiles
elevation and shape
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What causes the need for time zones?
sun dials
shadows
Earth's rotation on its axis
Earth's orbit around the sun
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What land mass are you located on if you are at 90° S latitude?
Australia
Antarctica
South America
Africa
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How does latitude affect seasons?
It affects the angle at which a location is recieving sunlight
It doesn't
It affects the distance from the sun
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Why are all maps wrong?
Because you shouldn't cut a globe with a knife
Because they are too small to accurately show the world
Because spheres can't be accurately projected on a 2Dsurface
Because they don't show elevation changes
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Which of the following locations will likely be the warmest in the month of January?
67° S, 1° W
35° N, 90° E
45° S, 170 E
45° N 84° W
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Lines of latitude are based off of distance from
the equator
the international date-line
the prime meridian
the north pole
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Geography:
The Northern and Southern hemispheres experience _________ seasons
Similar
Opposite
Identical
the Same
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Which U.S. state is the farthest South?
California
Hawaii
Texas
Florida
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Are these lines of latitude or longitude?
Latitude
Longitude
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The coordinates 60 degrees N latitude, 120 degrees W longitude fall at which point?
D
B
F
C
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Which U.S. State is the farthest North?
Alaska
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Washington
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The box in the bottom right corner of this map is known as the
map directions
legend
map box
compass
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Which of the following lines on a map has no relationship with average temperatures?
equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
prime meridian
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Longitude lines are measured from 0 Degrees to ...
60 Degrees
90 Degrees
360 Degrees
180 Degrees
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Physical maps typically show...
bodies of water and cities
cities and states
capitals
land forms and bodies of water
