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Mapping North America
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1
What is the capital of Canada?
Toronto
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
2
What is elevation?
The distance a feature is from sea level.
The distance between two features.
How far above sea level a feature is.
How far below sea level a feature is.
3
Which coordinate is written correctly?
10° E , 30° S
60° N , 170° E
80° N , 190° W
100° S, 45° W
4
Place defines a location by what two features?
bodies of water and landforms
landforms and physical features
human interactions and location
physical and human
5
What is this map feature called?
Rose
Compass
Directions
Compass Rose
6
Which of these statements is false about the Prime Meridian?
It runs north to south.
It is a line of latitude.
It runs through Greenwich, England.
It helps to identify time zones.
7
Which map projection shows the shortest route between 2 places on Earth?
Mollweide
Gnomonic
Mercator
Gall Peters
8
What is this map feature called?
scale bar
map bar
scale
mile marker
9
What is the capital of Greenland?
Ottawa
Nuuk
Nouki
Quebec
10
What mountain chain runs through Massachusetts?
Apalachian
Apilachin
Appalachian
Appalachain
11
What is NOT a component of the environment?
location
climate
natural resources
landforms
12
What is not a theme of geography?
Absolute location
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Region
13
Regions are...
places that are close to one another & share characteristics
based on a countries culture.
based on a countries coordinates.
only found within the boundaries of a country.
14
What is the term for making a 3D object (like a globe) into a 2D object (like a map)
Globe flattening
Orange peeling
Map making
Map projection
15
What type of map projection preserves shape, but not area?
Gnomonic
Mollweide
Mercator
Gal Peters
16
What is an example of a thematic map?
World Map
Climate Map
Physical Map
Political Map
17
Which of these statements is true about a small scale map?
Show more detail of a small area
Objects appear larger
Only a globe is a small scale map
Show less detail of a large area
18
Which river border the United States and Mexico?
Rio Grande
Misouri
Mississippi
Mexico
19
What is one rule of mapping?
Countries not labeled should be left white or black.
Labels should be vertical.
You should only color countries greens, reds and yellows.
Label bodies of water with letters not numbers.
20
What is the northernmost country in North American?
The United States
Canada
Greenland
Mexico
