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You would need to provide your absolute location if you were:
Ordering an item from Amazon
Taking a taxi to a friend's house
Ordering food to be delivered to your home
All of the above
2
A disadvantage of living by a river can be
Natural disasters such as flooding
region
The cold weather
minimal crops
3
What type of information might a special purpose map display?
Landforms, such as plains and valleys
Bodies of water
The largest amount of Roller Coasters in each state
Borders, capitals and continents
4
We impact our environment negatively by:
Polluting the air, too many cars on the roads, cutting down forests,
visiting friends
Doing our homework
Living on a mountain
5
Which theme of geography is being described: Last summer, my neighbors put in a pool because the weather was very hot.
Region
Movement
Human Environment Interaction
Place
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17. Which is an example of the theme Region?
a mountainous area compared to a desert area
relative and absolute location
the overall climate of an area
The climate in the desert affects the clothing people would wear
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Define Absolute Location.
The distance of 0.
a precise point where a place is located on Earth
a place in relation to landmark
A place close to the equator.
8
What type of maps display information about landforms such as mountains, hills, and deserts?
Physical
Special Purpose
Political
All of the above
9
A map which shows roadways, a historic period of time, weather, climate or even a special topic is called a
Physical
Political
Special Purpose
10
What is movement?
How ideas, people and goods can be shipped around the world
other
How we get to school everyday
How immigrants got around the world
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When we refer to the theme of place, what features make a place such as Manhattan unique or different from other places?
A hot, desert area where you can only get around by camel
the country where there is a lot of space between the homes; very quiet
All of the above
A city that is filled with many cultures, a lot of cars and people; noisy
12
An example of an absolute location is:
New York is North of Florida
Brooklyn New York
My house is next to Mrs. Dube's house
The White House: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington DC
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How might our environment affect or impact us?
When people live in a mountainous area
When the city is filled with many different cultures of people.
Through relative and absolute location
By having to adapt to the change in climate through the clothing we wear.
14
What are lines of latitude?
A line that divides the earth into two hemispheres
shows horizontal lines or parallel to the equator
lines that show us how to dance
lines showing East or West position; meridian
15
An example of relative location is
Saying, "meet me on the corner of E17th street by Cunningham Middle School"
Region
Physical map
1224 East 72 street, Brooklyn, NY
16
A disadvantage of living on a mountain can be
tsunamis
great communication
lack of communication, unable to grow a lot of food as the soil is rocky
great crops
17
If a map is asking about what country borders Panama on the northwest side, what type of map is it?
Physical
Political
Dora's Map
Special Purpose
18
A fact about living on mountains is:
Great for trading
The higher the location, the colder it is.
The temperature is hot
You cannot see invaders coming.
19
What theme of Geography is being described: In Florida you may see many palm trees, crocodiles, lizards, and hotels.
Location
Place
Movement
Region
20
If you lived in Alaska, how might you travel from one place to another and what theme of geography is shown?
Boat- Place and Location
Waterskis- Region and Area
Snow Mobile- Movement and Human-Environment Interaction
Camel- Movement and Region
21
If a map is asking what type of weather is predicted near Saratoga New York, what type of map is that?
Dora's Map
Special Purpose
Political
Physical
22
Which is an example of the theme Region?
the overall climate of an area
The climate in the desert affects the clothing people would wear
relative and absolute location
a mountainous area compared to a desert area
23
What type of map displays information about states, countries, borders, cities and capitals?
Political
Special Purpose
Physical
All of the above
24
An advantage of living in a river valley is:
All of the above
great communication with people
Great for growing crops and to settle and create a civilization
Great for trading goods and ideas
25
Which is an example of relative location
Around the corner and behind Aldiś
483 Denver Ave.
4 Frances Ct bg, IL 60089
130*W lattitude 125*E longitude
26
An advantage of living by mountains can be:
Great communication amongst the people around you
The temperature is much warmer
It is harder to get invaded because the mountain is a natural barrier
Great land for planting crops
27
An advantage of living by a river can be
poor communication for people are not going to want to walk up the island
Great irrigation or source of fresh water for crops
The cold weather
invaders
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If a map is asking what body of water separates Jeju island from Halla mountain, what type of map is it?
Physical
Special Purpose
Dora's Map
Political
