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Why didn’t Ptolemy include all of Earth’s continents on his map?
because Ptolemy did not know all of the continents that existed
because not all the continents existed when he made his map.
2
If you wanted to find out the average temperature in Africa, what kind of map would you use?
a climate map
a political map
3
A
bird’s-eye
-view is
seen from above, as from a bird's perspective.
True
False
4
What is the map scale used to figure out?
The real distance between places on the map.
The number of countries shown on the map.
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________________ is t
he city in which the center of government is located.
capital
border
6
What kind of map would you use to see what people thought the world looked like 500 years ago
a historical map
a military map
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On this map, what is the scale?
1 mile = 100 minutes
1 inch = 200 miles
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_________ is
the edge that separates one thing from another.
capital
border
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the relationship between something's actual size or distance compared to its size or distance.
scale
map
10
In a state, the city with the most people in it might not be the capital.
False
True
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a designed circle used on maps to show direction.
compass rose
capital
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the space between two places or things
distance
map
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an explanation of the symbols on a map or chart.
legend -
map
14
If you wanted to know the symbol for "river," where on a map would you look?
the legend
the compass rose
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something that stands for or represents something else.
map
symbol
