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Geography Chapter 1
Where is the compass located?
The _____ of a map tells you what it is about
Geography Chapter 1
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The _____ of a map tells you what it is about
legend
symbol
title
scale
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Where is the compass located?
lower right
Upper right
Lower left
Upper left
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The box that identifies the symbols on a map is called
map scale
Map projection
map legend
compass rose
4
Cardinal directions are
North, South, East, West
Left to right
Up and down
Northwest, southwest,northeast, southeast
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____ study features of the Earth's surface including land forms, bodies of water and animals
Doctors
Teachers
Geographers
Geologists
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what does a map's scale compare?
Direction on a map
distance on a map
height
weight
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The line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ____
equator
title
international date line
prime meridian
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The tropical zone is between the _____and ____
Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer
The Arctic circle and the north pole
the equator and the arctic circle
The Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle
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_____ begins on September 22 or 23
Summer
Winter
Spring
Fall
10
_____ begins on march 20 or 21
Summer
Winter
Fall
Spring
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NW, SW,NE,SE are _____ directions
right
wrong
Intermediate
Cardinal
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_________ begins on June 21 or 22
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
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What would be a good title for this map?
World Map
African Countries
The 4 Oceans of the World
United States of America
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_____ begins on December 22 or 23
Summer
Winter
Spring
Fall
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Rotations cause _____and ________
Rain and snow
Winter and summer
Spring and Fall
Day and night
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Revolutions cause ______
Seasons
blizzards
Night and day
rotations
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A ________ shows a flat map
Globe
Map projection
Sphere
Earth
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Where is the title located?
Lower left
Upper left
Lower right
Upper right
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What does the relative location of a place tell you?
the exact place on a map
the precise location
an address
where a place is compared to another
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There are _____ oceans
6
5
4
7
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What is this map showing?
Canada
Mexico
States and capitals
Oceans
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Latitude and longitude tell us the ______location
relative
absolute
right
wrong
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Where is the map scale located?
lower left
Upper left
Upper right
Lower right
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Where is the legend located?
Upper right
Upper left
Lower left
Lower right
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One rotation for the earth takes
365 1/4 days
1 year
12 hours
24 hours
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There are ______ hemispheres
6
2
4
8
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The meridians of longitude are imaginary lines that ____
run through the equator
run through the arctic circle
run through the tropical zones
run from the north pole to the south pole
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A _________ tells us direction on a map
Compass
Legend
Symbols
Scale
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How big is the map scale?
500 miles
5000 miles
50 miles
5 ft
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The line at 0 degrees longitude is called the ___
international date line
prime meridian
tropic of capricorn
equator
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There are ______ continents
1
100
7
10
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One _____ takes 365 1/4 days
Rotation
Revolution
day
orbit