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6th Grade SS: Intro. to Geography and Map Skills Review
6th Grade SS: Intro. to Geography and Map Skills Review
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6th Grade Geography
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What does the saying "As a Crow Flies" mean
the distance between two places as a bird or plane may fly
Crows do not fly well and need plenty of breaks
Straight as an arrow and light as a feather
it is figurative language known as an idiom
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What are intermediate directions?
northern hemisphere
north, east, south, west
southeast, southwest
compass rose
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Lines of Longitude are measured in degrees from
Zero to 1000
zero to 180
Zero to 100
-180 to 180
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Where is the prime meridian in degrees longitude?
90
45
180
0
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How many hemispheres are there?
1
3
2
4
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What is the purpose of a map key?
Shows the unit of distance on a map
Map Legend
a display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols on the map
To give directions from one place to another
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What is population density?
the measure of how many people live in a certain area
the measurement of how dense people are
the climate and how it changes in different regions of the world
the total number of people
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Where is the equator in degrees latitude?
0
90
45
180
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Lines of latitude measure degrees from
zero to 180
zero to 1000
Zero to 90
-100 to 100
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Shows features such as country borders, major cities, and state captiols
Special Purpose Map
Physical Map
Population Map
Political Map
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What shows directions on a map?
Map Scale
Compass Rose
Map Title
Locator Map
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Where is the International Date Line located?
90 degrees latitude
180 degrees longitude
0 degrees latitude
0 degrees longitude
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Physical maps
explain the meaning of the symbols used on the map
show features of the land like deserts and islands
show man made structures like buildings
show elements like distance and scale
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Longitude runs
north and east
south and west
east and west
north and south
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Lines of latitude are called
meridians
lines of latitude
perpendiculars
parallels
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An area in which people do NOT live in close proximity to each other
Overcrowded
Sparsely Populated
Densely Populated
Uninhabited
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Shows a particular theme connected with a specific geographical area
Physical Map
Political Map
Special Purpose Map
Population Map
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What does a map scale show?
the meaning of the symbols on a map
a unit of distance on a map relates to actual distance
how heavy the map is in metric units
actual distance on a map is the same as on earth
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An area in which people live in close proximity to one another
Densely Populated
India
Sparsely Populated
Overcrowded
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Shows features of a region such as mountains, rivers, and oceans
Physical Map
Political Map
Population Map
Special Purpose Map
