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A review game for 6th grade #socialstudies #MapSkills test
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1
Half of the Earth is called a ___
region
country
hemisphere
continent
2
What is an example of an economic activity?
archipelago
humid continental
tundra
subsistence farming
3
What is another name for a latitude line?
meridian
axis
parallel
pole
4
Which type of thematic map would I use to find the capital of a country?
political map
physical map
climate map
vegetation map
5
What part of a map tells you actual distance on Earth?
grid
scale bar
compass rose
legend
6
What imaginary line divides the globe into Northern and Southern hemispheres
Tropic of Cancer
International Date Line
equator
Prime Meridian
7
A synonym for longitude lines is _____
meridians
parallels
globe
location
8
What type of thematic map would you find natural resources on?
population density map
climate map
vegetation map
economic activity
9
The North Pole is located at which latitude?
90°W
180°E
180°N
90°N
10
What part of a map explains what the symbols stand for?
compass rose
scale bar
legend
title
11
Specific features on the surface of the earth are called __________
scale
latitude
regions
landforms
12
What landform is formed at the mouth of a river usually in a triangle shape (river vomit)?
canal
delta
isthmus
canyon
13
NE, SE, NW, SW are intermediate directions.
False
True
14
Most people live in what climate zone?
temperate zone
tropical zone
polar zone
end zone
15
What part of the map tells you the direction?
scale
grid
compass rose
title
16
I went to the park and used a map to find the picnic area that was located at G7. This is an example of ____
absolute location
relative location
map scale
latitude and longitude
17
A group or chain of islands is called a(n) ___
delta
isthmus
volcano
archipelago
18
The precise point where a place is located is called _____________
directions
relative location
scale
absolute location
19
Longitude lines start at 0 degrees at the Prime Meridian and go to __ degrees.
100
80
90
180
20
My house is 2 blocks past the park on the right. It has a red door. This is an example of ____
region
relative location
absolute location
scale
21
Petroleum, coal and iron are examples of what?
vegetation zones
economic activities
land uses
natural resources
22
Which imaginary line separates the Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Equator
International Date Line
Arctic Circle
23
North, East, South, West are called intermediate directions.
True
False
24
The change in size or shape of an object when taking a round globe and making a flat map is ___
distortion
density
legend
scarcity
25
An area that is defined by one or more natural or cultural features is called a ________
region
map
distortion
forest