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The information may be shown with different colors, arrows, dots...
Navigational Map
Political Map
Physical Map
Thematic Map
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1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
relative location
absolute location
place
United States
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Mississippi River delta ends into
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Columbia River
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The image illustrates an example of:
Thematic Map
Physical Map
Political Map
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Is a spherical, or ball shaped, model of the entire planet
GID Model
cartographer
Globe
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Three of South America countries
Brazil, Argentina, Honduras
Brazil, Mexico, Guatemala
Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia
Brazil, Cuba, Mexico
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Physical map is:
show divisions
Show the major physical features of a region
major political features of a region
focus on one specific topic
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Used different colors to represent countries, capitals and cities
Political Maps
Physical Maps
Thematic Maps
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Lines that measure distance from North to South
Latitude
Parallels
Longitud
Equator
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A system that uses 24 satellites to transmit information to Earth
GPS
Grid
Landsat
GIS
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Cartography is
the science that study locations
the science of making maps
The science of making maps and globes
the science that study locations and movements
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The most common tools used by geographers
globes and graphic models
GPS and GID
Landsat and maps
maps and globes
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Physical Geography
the study of Earth's physical geographic features
the study of human interaction and population
The study of the Earth's people
The study of rivers and mountains
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Is an imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between North and South halves
longitude
equator
prime meridian
meridian
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Pulls together many layers of information, including different types of maps
GPS
maps
graphic models
GIS
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Relative location of United States
in North America
South Canada and North Mexico
South Canada
North Mexico
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Longitude measures distance between
North to South
east and west
South and North Hemispheres
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The Rocky Mountains are
ON DESERT IN UNITED STATES
EAST UNITED STATES
SOUTH
WEST UNITED STATES
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The first thing you should look to study a map is
legend
title
scale
place
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Areas that shares common characteristics
regions
location
place
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Washington DC, is the US capital and has many great monuments.
region
place
location
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The hurricane that entered to the Northeast coast of Puerto Rico was
Georges
Hugo
Maria
Dorian
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Landsat is
GIP
satellite used for Airforce
Satellite used for road connections
satellite used to gather data for images of the Earth'lands
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is a flat drawing that shows all or part of Earth's surface
satellites
globe
maps
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West Africa: Climate is a type of
Thematic Map
Political Map
Physical Map
