World Geography Skills

Which type of profession would benefit the most by a Polar Projection?

Land is usually colored _ on most projections

What tells you direction on a map?

The line that divides the World into an Eastern and Western Hemisphere is called the

The main problems with maps is that

The most populated continent is

A star with a circle around it or just a star usually denotes a

If I said that I live three houses down from the 7-11, that would be an example of a

The line that divides the world in half into a Northern and Southern Hemisphere is called the

A _ map usually shows things like cities, state borders, and capitals

The largest continent in land area is

Areas that receive over 100 inches of rain each year and have lots of different plants are

A _ map might show where farming occurs or timber clearing might occur in a region

Lines that run East to West but measure degrees North and South are called

The most accurate type of flat map projection is a

The most accurate way to store information about a region is called an

A _ shows where minerals and other valuable item are located within a given region

The most accurate projection of the world is a

A Mercator Projection tends to distort

Areas along the Equator tend to be

A _map might show things like temperature and rainfall in a region

A _ map usually shows things like rivers, mountains, and regions

What is used to measure distances on a map?

Directions like Northeast, Southwest, and Northwest are called

Lines that run North to South but measure degrees East and West are called

Directions like North, South, East and West are called

A map that shows where people live in a region is called a

A rolling grassland with scattered trees and shrubs

What color is water on most map projections?

When using absolute location one must list the