What is the main problem with showing a spherical Earth on a flat map?

Size, shape, and position of Earth’s features are distorted.

To calculate the population density of a place, you

divide the number of people by its land area.

Which economic activity is linked to the natural resources of the area?

the fishing industry in Gloucester, Massachusetts

What is the purpose of a compass rose?

to indicate directions on a map

any natural feature of Earth's surface.

Why do places in tropical latitudes close to the equator have hot weather year-round?

They get the most direct rays from the sun.

What kind of housing would you expect to find in an area with a very high population density?

small apartments in skyscrapers

Which of the following is a temperate zone?

area between Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle

One example of a thematic map that shows human geography is

a map showing the cholera deaths

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1
What type of thematic map is this?
Population Density
Economic Activity
Physical Features
Climate Zones
2
What type of thematic map is this?
Vegetation Zones
Climate Zones
Economic Activity
Physical Features
3
You tell your friend the park is two blocks north of the school. You just described the park’s
map projection.
latitude.
absolute location.
relative location.
4
What physical feature is this?
Delta
Tributary
Isthmus
Strait
5
What is the main problem with showing a spherical Earth on a flat map?
Size, shape, and position of Earth’s features are distorted.
The map must be enormous to show any amount of detail.
Only globes can accurately show distances.
Maps are more difficult to carry around than globes are.
6
To calculate the population density of a place, you
divide the number of people by its land area.
multiply the number of people per square mile by land area.
add the number of people to its land area.
divide the number of people by the number of its dwellings.
7
Which economic activity is linked to the natural resources of the area?
the aircraft industry in Seattle, Washington
the insurance industry in Hartford, Connecticut
the banking industry in Chicago, Illinois
the fishing industry in Gloucester, Massachusetts
8
What physical feature is this?
Coast
Peninsula
Plateau
Plain
9
Which of the following tell you exactly where a place is located?
geographic coordinates
parallel of latitude
cardinal directions
meridian of longitude
10
What physical feature is this?
Isthmus
Strait
Reef
Archipelago
11
What could you learn from a climate map?
All other answers
how much rainfall an area receives
the average temperature of an area in summer
how cold an area gets in winter
12
Which of the following is a body of water?
peninsula
mesa
plateau
strait
13
One of the most densely populated places on Earth is
Avoca, Ireland.
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Waltham, Vermont.
Skwentna, Alaska.
14
What physical feature is this?
Isthmus
Desert
Reef
Plain
15
What is the purpose of a compass rose?
to allow people to locate any point on Earth
to identify symbols on a map
to indicate directions on a map
to tell what the map shows
16
A landform is
the pattern of weather over a long period of time.
defined by characteristics that set it apart from others.
any natural feature of Earth's surface.
the average number of people who live in a unit of area.
17
What type of thematic map is this?
Economic Activity
Population Density
Physical Features
Climate Zones
18
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
They are farther away from the cooling waters of the oceans.
They get the most direct rays from the sun.
They are at a higher elevation than other parts of the world
19
What physical feature is this?
River
Strait
Lake
Bay
20
What physical feature is this?
Canyon
Mesa
Mountain
Butte
21
What physical feature is this?
Strait
Island
Isthmus
Reef
22
Which of the following is an intermediate direction?
east
north
compass rose
southwest
23
What physical feature is this?
Reef
Archipelago
Island
Isthmus
24
What kind of housing would you expect to find in an area with a very high population density?
houses surrounded by farm fields
small apartments in skyscrapers
large homes with front and back yards
individual homes spaced miles apart
25
Which of the following is a temperate zone?
the area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the equator
area between Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle
area between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
the area between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole
26
What is an example of a region defined by economic activity?
the West Coast
All other answers
the Rocky Mountains
the Corn Belt
27
What shows the average temperature and precipitation in a place over a year?
a map legend
a fjord
a climagraph
a physical map
28
What kinds of plant is best adapted to an arid climate?
pine trees
tall grasses
cacti
mosses
29
What type of thematic map is this?
Climate Zones
Physical Features
Vegetation Zones
Economic Activity
30
Which of the following run east and west around the globe?
prime meridian
meridians of longitude
International Date Line
parallels of latitude
31
Which vegetation zone would we find small trees and bushes adapted to a Mediterranean climate?
tundra
chapparal
coniferous forest
temperate grassland
32
The precise point on Earth where a particular place can be found is called its . . .
absolute location.
distortion.
relative location.
map projection.
33
A physical map may include such features as
population density.
natural resources.
landforms and bodies of water.
economic activity.
34
Which two continents occupy the same landmass?
North America and South America
Europe and Africa
Australia and Antarctica
Europe and Asia
35
Economic Activity Maps show you resources and what other important feature?
Land Use
Water Depth
Precipitation
Temperature
36
One example of a thematic map that shows human geography is
a map showing the cholera deaths
a map showing the vegetation of Yosemite National Park
a map showing the climate zones in Alaska.
a map showing gorges, ravines, and streams.
37
When does the sun shine straight down on the equator?
in February and August
in June and December
in April and October
in March and September

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