Which of the following statements is FALSE:

Everyone measures latitude and longitude differently.

What is the map scale used to figure out?

the real distance between places on the map

What does relative location tell you?

a place's position in relation to other people and places

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Map Skills, Themes of Geography

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1
Which of the following statements is FALSE:
Latitude line run east to west.
Latitude and longitude lines are invisible.
Absolute location is understood all over the world.
Everyone measures latitude and longitude differently.
2
If you wanted to find out the average temperature in Greece, what kind of map would you use?
a physical map
an agricultural map
a climate map
a political map
3
What is the map scale used to figure out?
which direction is north, south, east and west
the number of countries shown on the map
the real distance between places on the map
what the map symbols mean
4
"The library is next to the park." This is the library's ____
relative location
hemisphere
coordinates
absolute location
5
What does relative location tell you?
why people moved to a certain place
a place's exact position on earth
how a place is similar to other places
a place's position in relation to other people and places
6
Which theme of geography studies how and why places are similar to other places?
human-environment interaction
region
location
place
7
What kind of map would you used to see what people thought the world looked like 500 years ago?
a physical map
a military map
an agricultural map
a historical map
8
If you wanted to know the symbol for "mountain," where on a map would you look?
the scale
the compass rose
the borders
the legend
9
To find out which part of Greece grows the most olives, what kind of map would you use?
an agricultural map
a weather map
a physical map
a political map
10
Which of the following is a human characteristic of a place?
climate
language
landforms
vegetation
11
What part of a map tells you which direction you would travel to get from Athens to Santorini?
the border
the compass rose
the scale
the legend

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