Benchmark Test: 1-25

Modern geographers can view _, pictures of Earth's surface taken from orbit.

Look at the _ of a map to understand the meaning of that map's symbols and shading.

The two main ways to describe both weather and climate are _ and temperature.

Real-world distance is represented by a given space on a map, look at the _ of that map.

What type of map would you use to find the elevation of mountain ranges?

The _ on a map shows the major directions for the area displayed.

If you say that Canada is north of the US, you are giving a _ for each country.

Ecosystems can change over time because of physical processes or

The Earth's inner _ is made of solid metal.

Earth travels around the Sun along an oval-shaped path called an

What causes some areas of Earth to be warmer than other areas?

What type of map would you look at to find the voting results for a presidential election?

During an _, days and nights are nearly equal in length.

What is the primary reason that some of Earth is consistently warmer that other areas of Earth?

The Canary & Labrador current move cool water from the poles where cool water _ the air near it

When _ resources are used up, they are gone for good

Time in the region surrounding the Prime Meridian sometimes called

_ act like large rivers in the Earth's oceans and help spread Earth's heat and shape climates.

When two air masses of different temperatures collide, one result of that may be

_, move heat and moisture between different parts of the Eearth

What causes earthquakes?

The theory of _ helps explain the movement of Earth's continents.

Day and night are caused by

The world is divided into many areas that share the same time, known as

Most maps have a key and a scale bar in order to