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Types of maps, adapt/modify, physical features and physical processes
Types of maps, adapt/modify, physical features and physical processes
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What kind of landform is this?
Peninsula
Isthmus
Plateau
Strait
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What is a physical map used to show?
Landforms
Natural Resources
daily weather patterns
Location of cities
3
Which of the following is an adaptation?
Building homes with materials from other countries
Using local plants for food
Cutting down trees
Building terraces for farming
4
Saudi Arabia, India and South Korea are geographically similar because they are each located on
An archipelago
An island
An isthmus
A peninsula
5
What kind of map is used to show borders, capitals, and major cities?
Mental Map
Political Map
Physical Map
Thematic Map
6
The picture shows an example of what?
A peninsula
A modification
An adaptaion
A physical map
7
Which of the following is not a modification?
Transportation advancement (building roads)
Government control
Industrial advancement (building factories)
Destruction of wildlife habitat
8
What happens after a volcano erupts, builds up, and rises above water.
Earthquakes destroy nearby islands
Ships leave the sea
A new volcano forms
A volcanic island forms
9
Japan, Hawaii, and Indonesia are all examples of what?
A peninsula
An archipelago
An island
A landlocked nation
10
The thematic map shown would be most useful to a
Fisherman
Manufacturer
Lawyer
Farmer
11
What kind of landform is this?
Peninsula
Plateau
Strait
Isthmus
12
What kind of modification is shown in the picture?
Natural wind erosion
Clearing sites for home buidling
Inca terrace farming
Native ceremonial platforms
13
Where are earthquakes most likely to cause property damage and injuries or death?
Eastern coast of Australia
Western coast of Africa
Eastern coast of South America
Western coast of North America
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How was the Grand Canyon formed?
Climate caused the world's polar ice caps to shrink
The Great Lakes are among the largest lakes in the world
Erosion from the Colorado River as it cut through the land
Volcanoes erupted
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The theory of tectonic plates can be best used to explain what?
The organization of ecosystems
The location of major mountain ranges
The components and formation of soils
The distribution of climate types
