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What does a physical map show?
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What is another word for a topic?
theme
elevation
relief
cartographers
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What does a physical map show?
items sold and grown
borders and boundaries
landforms
roads
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What does a locator globe show?
the directions a person would travel to reach a location
the elevation of a locatio in the world
the specific area of a globe displayed on a map
the distance represented on a map
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What is a map element that represents information on a map such as the location of natural resources?
symbol
legend
title
scale
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What is the part of a map that indicates how big of an area of Earth is shown?
scale
cartographers
distort
theme
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What do map makers use to show the Earth's curved surface on a flat map?
areas of color
labels and symbols
map projections
map legend
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What would a large scale map be used to show?
the five great lakes
the Appalachian Mountains
the streets in Portland, Oregon
the location of New Orleans, LA
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What is the change in elevation from one place to another?
theme
relief
elevation
cartographers
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What does a road map show?
borders and boundaries
items sold or grown
landforms
roads
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What is to change the usual shape or appearance; twist out of shape?
distort
cartographers
elevation
scale
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What divides the Western Hemisphere from the Eastern Hemisphere?
the equator
the Tropic of Cancer
the Prime Meridian
The Tropic of Capricorn
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What does a political map show?
borders and boundaries
roads
items grown and sold
landforms
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Which describes the equator?
the center line of latitude of the earth
the center line of longitude of the earth
the line that runs from the north pole through Greenwich to the south pole
the line that devides the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere
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What is the height of a physical feature above sea level?
distort
cartographers
scale
elevation
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What does a product or a resource map show?
borders and boundaries
landforms
items grown or sold
roads
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What is a map maker?
theme
elevation
cartographers
relief
