Map Skills Review

Question 1

p. 42-43: What is the name of the mountain range that runs through Virginia?

Accepted Answer

Appalachian Mountains

Question 2

p. 40-41: What type of map is this?

Accepted Answer

Political Map

Question 3

p. 56-57: What is the national capital of Brazil?

Accepted Answer

Brasilia

Question 4

p. 56-57: What city is found closest to the coordinates: 30° S, 50° W?

Accepted Answer

Porto Alegre

Question 5

p. 40-41: What is the distance from Nome, Alaska to Kotzebue, Alaska?

Accepted Answer

200 miles

Question 6

p. 56-57: What type of land cover is predominant in Guyana?

Accepted Answer

Tropical Rain Forest

Question 7

The Prime Meridian runs through which city?

Accepted Answer

Greenwich, England

Question 8

p. 42-43: What is the distance between Chicago and Cleveland?

Accepted Answer

300 miles

Question 9

p. 56-57: Which ocean is to the west of the Andes Mountains?

Accepted Answer

Pacific Ocean

Question 10

p. 42-43: What is the depth of the ocean directly off the coast of North Carolina?

Accepted Answer

0 to 600 feet

Question 11

p. 40-41: What is the capital of South Carolina?

Accepted Answer

Columbia

Question 12

p. 42-43: What is the elevation range of the majority of the State of Minnesota?

Accepted Answer

1000-2000 feet

Question 13

p. 42-43: What is the latitude of Memphis, Tennessee?

Accepted Answer

35° N

Question 14

p. 40-41: Which of the following is the absolute location of Honolulu, Hawaii?

Accepted Answer

21.5° N, 157.9° W

Question 15

p.40-41: Which U.S. state forms a peninsula into the Gulf of Mexico?

Accepted Answer

Florida

Questions 15