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Unit 1 World Cultural Geography #ninthgrade #geography #maps
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The Goode's Homolosine shows_______ well.
the continents
the oceans
the poles
the Equator
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Why can't the world be accurately represented on a flat map?
It is impossible to represent a round object flatly.
The oceans take up too much space.
The world can be accurately represented on a flat map.
The continents will not flatten.
3
A population density map tells us...
where most of the resources are located in a country.
the weather.
where most people live in a region.
what kinds of plants are present.
4
The Mercator Projection shows______ accurately.
The poles.
Distances close to the Equator
Shapes of the continents
Size of the continents.
5
A political map helps us to locate...
A country's boundaries.
The vegetation present.
A country's physical features.
The climate zone a country is located in.
6
Spring and Fall occur in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere when...
The sun's rays hit the Prime Meridian directly.
The sun's rays hit the Equator directly.
The sun's rays hit the Tropic of Cancer directly.
The sun's rays hit the Tropic of Capricorn directly.
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An economic activity map informs us of...
the capital.
where most people live.
what the land is used for in a particular region.
what clothes to wear in April.
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An area of land drained by a given river; usually surrounded by lands of higher elevations
Lake
Basin
Canyon
Delta
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A physical map would show us...
If there are mountains in an area.
The vegetation present in a region.
What natural resources are present.
The country's capital.
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Relative Location is...
Where your relative lives
the exact coordinates of a place on the map
the location of a place in relation to another place
The mailing address of an apartment building
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Flat, lowlying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
Delta
Tributary
Source
Mouth
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Areas that have similar characteristics
Place
Location
Human-Environment Interaction
Regions
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Area of flat land at high elevation
Mountain Range
Plateau
Mesa
Hill
14
The following is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography
Location
Connection
Movement
Place
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Which of the following is an example of
absolute
location?
Key Largo is about 70 miles south of Miami.
Coral Shores is down the road from the Marina
The Publix is right down the street from the Arby's.
40'N 87'W
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North, South, East, and West
Intermediate Directions
Grid
Compass Rose
Cardinal Directions
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This theme looks at how people move and are connected in an area.
Place
Location
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
18
A climate map would be useful to...
Where the rivers are located.
What resources are available near the coast.
What the weather is like.
Inform us about the country's population.
19
Lines that run North to South on a map and are read East to West
Latitude
Longitude
Hemisphere
Prime Meridian
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It is summer in the Northern Hemisphere when...
The sun's rays hit the Tropic of Capricorn directly.
The sun's rays hit the Prime Meridian directly.
The sun's rays hit the Equator directly.
The sun's rays hit the Tropic of Cancer directly.
21
Map scale helps us to understand...
What the symbols mean on the map.
How to convert inches on a map to actual miles in reality.
How many inches a place is from another place.
The speed limit on a road.
22
Half of the Earth - divided into Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western
Hemisphere
Latitude
Equator
Half
23
The Lambert Projection shows _________ well.
The shape and size of the poles.
The shape and size of the continents.
Distances close to the equator.
The oceans.
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The Eckert IV Projection shows _______ well.
the Poles
the size of the continents
The oceans
the shapes of the continents
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It is Winter in the Northern Hemisphere when...
The Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.
The sun's rays directly hit the Tropic of Capricorn
The sun's rays directly hit the Equator.
The sun's rays directly hit the Tropic of Cancer
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When a change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map
Distortion
Morph
Alteration
Projection
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The Eckert IV Projection distorts...
the oceans
the shape of the continents near the poles
the size of the continents near the poles
the distance near the Equator
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This map tool shows directions and the orientation of a map
Cardinal Directions
Compass Rose
Title
Legend
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Investigating how people use their environment
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
Geography
Movement
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Lines that run East to West on a map and are read North to South
Hemisphere
Longitude
Latitude
Equator
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An area of low lying land, usually between hills or mountains
Cape
Fjord
Basin
Valley
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Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
Legend
Intermediate Directions
Cardinal Directions
Compass Rose
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A sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely
Bay
Harbor
Gulf
Mouth
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The Mercator Projection distorts...
Position of the Continents.
Size of the Continents.
Size of the Oceans.
Shape of the Continents.
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A point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean
Cape
Peninsula
Archipelago
Island
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A narrow stretch of water that joins two larger bodies of water
Isthmus
Strait
Tributary
Axis
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The tool on a map that shows what each symbol represents
Compass Rose
Legend
Grid
Title
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The imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through the Earth's center
Pole
Axis
Tropic
Legend
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The Goode's Homolosine Projection distorts...
the Prime Meridian
the continents
the oceans
the poles
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Absolute and relative location make up the _________ theme of geograpy.
Region
Movement
Location
Place
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The Lambert Projection distorts...
the Poles.
distance and shape of the continents away from its center
The Equator
The oceans.
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The physical and human features that make a location unique represents which theme of geography
Regions
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
Location
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A vegetation map would be useful to...
what types of plants are located in a region.
where people live.
find the rivers in a country.
see what the weather is like in the summer.
