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Unit review- map skills
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What do you call a country only surrounded by land?
Land-locked
Peninsula
Isthmus
Island
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Places near the equator are usually__________ than the places far from the equator
hottest
colder
warmer
cold
3
How does climate affect the way people live?
it makes people want to climb hills
It affects how they dress and what type of work people do
It doesn't
4
A map scale shows....
The relationship between actual distance and distance shown.
Landforms and physical features.
The meaning of symbols.
The date of the map.
5
What is a high mountain that is flat on top?
Plain
Strait
Desert
Plateau
6
What type of landform is Florida or Italy?
Peninsula
Land-locked
Island
Isthmus
7
What on a map shows cardinal and intermediate directions?
Map Scale
Compass Rose
Legend
Key
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Continent #5 is
South America
Australia
Antarctica
Africa
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Which continent is #4?
Asia
South America
North America
Europe
10
Ocean #3 is
Arctic
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
11
Ocean number 1 is
Indian
Arctic
Pacific
Atlantic
12
What is a key on a map?
Map
Globe
Legend
Topographic Map
13
Continent #6 is
Europe
North America
Antarctica
Asia
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What is not one of the intermediate directions?
Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
South
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Continent #7 is
Antarctica
Africa
Australia
Asia
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Ocean #4 is
Arctic
Atialntic
Pacific
Indian
17
Which hemisphere is pictured?
Western
Eastern
18
T/F In general, areas near the poles have warmer climates because sun's rays hit more directly.
true
false
19
The zero degree line of latitude is...
Equator
South Pole
Prime Meridian
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What is a small strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land?
Isthmus
Peninsula
Land-locked
Island
21
Lines of longitude are also called
Meridians
Parallels
22
What is a narrow strip of water between two larger bodies of water?
Desert
Plain
Plateau
Strait
23
How many hemispheres is the earth divided into?
3
4
2
6
24
What is not one of the cardinal directions?
West
South
North
Northeast
25
Which hemisphere is pictured?
Eastern
Western
26
What on a map shows pictures that represent features on a map?
Compass Rose
Legend
Map Scale
Key
27
Which continent is#1?
South America
Asia
North America
Australia
28
What is the purpose of a map key?
to show the map scale
to show images of what something represents on a map
to show directions on a map
to make your map look pretty
29
What is an area with little rain and vegetation?
Plateau
Strait
Desert
Plain
30
The zero degree line of longitude is the...
Parallel
North Pole
Prime Meridian
Equator
31
Which hemisphere is clearly visible here?
Northern
Southern
32
Continent #3 is
Africa
Asia
Antarctica
Australia
33
The half of the earth below the equator is what hemisphere?
Northern
Southern
34
If the scale on a map is 1 inch = 20 miles, what is 2.5 inches?
45 miles
60 miles
50 miles
25 miles
35
Which climate best characterizes the high latitudes?
Marine West Coast
Subarctic
Humid Continental
Tropical
36
When giving coordinates, the first one should be
latitude
longitude
37
What is the total number of people in a given area?
natural increase
birthrate
population
culture
38
Places located in the ________ have generally warm to hot climates.
Highland (Mountains)
High (Polar) Latitudes
Middle (Temperate) Latitudes
Low (Tropical) Latitudes
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Ocean #2 is
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
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Lines of latitude are also called
Parallels
Meridians
41
What is a coral reef?
the final resting place of Ned Kelly
a structure formed by the skeletons of small sea animals
the body of water south of Australia
the underground water source for most of the outback
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What type of landform is completely surrounded by water?
Peninsula
Isthmus
Land-locked
Island
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Continent #2 is
Africa
Europe
North America
South America
