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Types of Maps, Landforms, and Climate Zones Quiz Review
Types of Maps, Landforms, and Climate Zones Quiz Review
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How does a map scale help you to read a map?
it shows what things stand for
it is a tool for measuring distance
it tells what things are on the map
it tells how heavy something is
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Use map skills to determine the capital of Florida.
Orlando
Tallahassee
Miami
Disney World
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What important line of latitude is found at 0 degrees?
International Date Line
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
equator
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What type of map might someone use to find out how many states are between Ohio and Kansas?
political
population
thematic
physical
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In Geography, what is a Region?
The key government center of a country
An area that is united by one or more common characteristics
Physical & human characteristics of an area
An area of blended cultures through cultural diffusion
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Longitude measures
how far something is east or west from the Prime Meridian
how far something is north or south from the equator
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Characteristics of human geography
movement
climate
rivers, valleys
languages, customs
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Climate Definition,
The pattern of weather that a place experiences over a long period of time
A large area of elevated land.
A human-made waterway
A special role that links the keys to the mainland
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What does the theme of movement help geographers to understand?
how far a place is from the Equator
how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another
a location's physical and human features
the climate of a place
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In Geography place is
Why people move from place to place
Where it is
Common Characteristics
What it is like
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Which line(s) do we look at to help us determine a location's climate zone?
longitude
latitude
Doppler Radar lines
International Date Line
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Geography Definition.
A class in school.
The study of the earth's surface and people's relationship to it.
A landmark.
Learning about different places in the world.
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A
map key
is used for?
Explain the symbols in the map
Tell what the map is about
Show directions
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A cartographer is...
A person who draws or produces maps.
the thing you use at the grocery store.
a person who directs the route of a ship.
a narrow passage of water connecting two seas.
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This type of map would show landforms and bodies of water such as rivers, lakes, and plains.
thematic
political
population
physical
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What important line of latitude is found at 23 1/2 degrees N?
Antarctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn
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Characteristics of physical geography
languages, religion
beliefs, customs
landforms, climate
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This type of map might show boundaries, countries, states, cities, or capitals.
population
physical
thematic
political
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Latitude measures
how far something is north and south from the equator
how far something is east or west from the Prime Meridian
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This type of map shows specific information or data about a given area.
special purpose
population
political
physical
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Bodies of water and landforms on Earth are called:
physical features
landforms
climate
regions
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What type of map might someone use to find the location and elevation of Mt. Whitney?
political
natural resource
physical
thematic
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Which of the following is NOT a feature of a map that tells us information?
These all are map features!
title
symbols
use of color/shading
