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Introduction to geography
Introduction to geography
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The type of map that shows landforms and bodies of water
Contour Map
Physical Map
Climate Map
Political Map
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This type of map projection is used mostly in textbooks; shows the entire Earth, with continents and oceans having nearl
Robinson Projection
Mercator Projection
Political Map
Equal Area Projection
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The type of map that shows countries, capitals, and boundaries.
Political Map
Physical Map
Contour Map
Climate Map
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North, South, East, West
Map Scale
Cardinal Directions
Map Key
Intermediate Directions
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What lines are depicted in the picture?
Lines of Longitude
Lines of Time
Lines of Distance
Lines of Latitude
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The production of maps, including the construction of projections, design, compilation, drafting, and reproduction.
Ecology
Cartography
Cartography
Geography
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Which hemisphere is pictured?
The Western Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere
The Eastern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere
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This term is used to represent a large area of land, usually united by specific features
Region
Environment
Map
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Another name for 0° longitude is the __________.
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capicorn
Hemisphere
Hemisphere
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This is an instrument for determining directions, as by means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that indicates magn
Compass
Prime Meridian
Star
Equator
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What lines are depicted in the picture?
Lines of Latitude
Lines of Longitude
Lines of Distance
Lines of Climate
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A part of a map that identifies patterns, symbols, or colors used in a chart.
Key
Sphere
Compass
Poles
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This is a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth.
Equator
Sphere
Compass
Map
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Studies location of cultural traits in the world, such as religion, language, economics or immigration how they are conn
Human Geography
Themes of Geography
Political Geography
Physical Geography
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This type of location tells a specific place on the Earth's surface
Place
Absolute Location
Relative location
Physical geography
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Another name for 0° latitude is the _______.
Equator
Hemisphere
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
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Method of representing the Earth's curved surface on a flat map
Physical Geography
Map projection
Globe
Political Geography
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Which hemisphere is pictured?
The Northern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere
The Eastern Hemisphere
The Western Hemisphere