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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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1
The average weather conditions of a particular place over time is called:
climate map
weather
climate
meteorology
2
What important line of latitude is found at 66 1/2 degrees S?
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
3
What body of water lies to the east of Texas and the west of Florida?
Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
4
Which of the following is NOT a feature of a map that tells us information?
symbols
use of color/shading
title
These all are map features!
5
Which line(s) do we look at to help us determine a location's climate zone?
International Date Line
longitude
Doppler Radar lines
latitude
6
What ocean lies to the east of the United States?
Arctic
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
7
This is a type of thematic map that shows weather patterns over time of a particular area:
population map
physical map
climate map
precipitation map
8
Where on Earth do the sun's rays hit most directly?
Tropic of Cancer
Jamaica
Tropic of Capricorn
equator
9
Which mountains would you find in West Virginia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania?
Appalachians
Rockies
Black Hills
Sierra Nevadas
10
What climate zone is found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle?
warm
polar
temperate
tropical
11
What climate zone is found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?
tundra
tropical
polar
temperate
12
This is a type of thematic map that shows the number of people living in a particular area:
population map
political map
people map
physical map
13
What type of map might someone use to find the location and elevation of Mt. Whitney?
thematic
political
physical
natural resource
14
What important line of latitude is found at 23 1/2 degrees N?
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
15
Which of the following is NOT an example of a thematic map?
climate map
population map
political map
natural resource map
16
What type of map might someone use to find out how many states are between Ohio and Kansas?
thematic
physical
population
political
17
Part of an ocean or sea that cuts into the land and is partially surrounded is called:
lake
cape
sea
gulf
18
What river forms part of the United States' border with Mexico?
Rio Grande
Columbia
Sierra Nevada
Mississippi
19
This type of map might show boundaries, countries, states, cities, or capitals.
thematic
physical
population
political
20
A large area of low or level land on Earth is called:
flatland
plain
tundra
valley
21
These are located above the Midwestern United States, forming part of our border with Canada.
Rocky Mountains
Grand Tetons
Great Lakes
Appalachian Mountains
22
What climate zone is found above the Arctic Circle and below the Antarctic Circle?
tropical
polar
Ice, Ice Baby
temperate
23
Which mountain range is the largest in the United States?
Appalachians
Grand Tetons
Rockies
Sierra Nevada
24
Which river has its source in the Appalachian Mtns, then flows westward to the Mississippi?
Rio Grande
Columbia
St. Lawrence
Ohio
25
This type of map shows specific information or data about a given area.
population
physical
thematic
political
26
Bodies of water and landforms on Earth are called:
physical features
climate
regions
landforms
27
A narrow strip of land that juts out into the water and is smaller than a peninsula is called:
bay
gulf
delta
cape
28
What important line of latitude is found at 0 degrees?
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
equator
International Date Line
29
This type of map would show landforms and bodies of water such as rivers, lakes, and plains.
population
political
thematic
physical
