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Thematic Maps part 1
Thematic Maps part 1
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What is this a picture of?
peninsula
mountain
plateau
canyon
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How does an area's climate affect the vegetation that grows there?
the more rainfall, the less plantlife
there is no relationship
the more snowfall, the more plantlife
plants are adapted to the temperature and precipitation (weather patterns)
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Snow, sleet, rain, hail, and drizzle are all forms of
climate
vegetation
delta
precipitation
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a map that shows specific information about a geographic area is
map key
thematic map
global grid
distortion
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a thematic map that show the major landforms of a place
political map
Physical features map
climate map
vegetation map
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Which term means the pattern of weather over a long period of time?
region
climate
vegetation
precipitation
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A landform is
the pattern of weather over a long period of time
defined by one or more cultural characteristics that set it apart from othe
ny natural feature of Earth's surface that has a distinct shape
the average number of people who live in a unit of area
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Which of the following is a body of water?
peninsula
plateau
strait
mesa
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A physical map may include such features as
natural resources
economic activity
population density
landforms and bodies of water
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This is a picture of a
coast
river
butte
canyon
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What kinds of plant is best adapted to an arid climate?
mosses
cacti
tall grasses
pine trees
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What could you learn from a climate graph?
all of the above
average temperature in the summer
how cold an area gets in the winter
how much rainfall an area receives
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Desert is defined as an "arid region with few plants", it is a
economic activity
vegetation zone
region
climate zone
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What is this a picture of?
gulf
delta
strait
bay
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What is this a picture of?
butte
delta
canyon
plateau
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One example of a thematic map that shows human geography is
map showing the cholera deaths near the Broad Street pump in London
a map showing ravines, woodlands, and streams in the Wayne National Forest
a map showing the vegetation of Yosemite National Park
a map showing the climate zones in Alaska
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What is an example of a region defined by a physical FEATURE might be?
all of the above
The Great Lakes
The West Coast
The Corn Belt
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In which vegetation zone would we find small trees and bushes adapted to a Mediterranean climate?
chapparal
coniferous forest
tundra
temperate grassland
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Which of the following is a body of water?
mesa
plateau
strait
peninsula
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What is this a picture of?
strait
canyon
bay
delta
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Why do places in tropical latitudes close to the equator have hot weather year-round?
They get more of the heat of Earth's core because they are closer to it
They are at a higher elevation than other parts of the world.
They are farther away from the cooling waters of the oceans
They get the most direct rays from the sun
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John Snow mapped the 1854 London cholera outbreak with a black bar for each cholera death. What kind of map is it?
Political map
Climatic map
Population density map
Thematic map
