BIG IDEAS 1
$100 QUESTION
Which kind of special-purpose map would help you plan a driving trip to the Rocky Mountains?
a physical map
a road map
a rainfall map
a historical map
2. a road map
A plateau is a landform that is ____________
A. drained by rivers.
B. cold and rainy.
C. high and flat.
D. far from the ocean.
C. high and flat.
A small drawing on a map with lines that shows directions is _______.
A. the equator
B. a map key
C. a compass rose
D. cardinal directions
C. a compass rose
The part of a map that explains the meaning of each symbol is __________.
A. symbols
B. a scale
C. a compass rose
D. a map key
D. a map key
In what direction would a traveler from the Northwest go to visit the East?
A. Northeast
B. South
C. Southeast
D. Southwest
C. Southeast
When you are facing south, you are looking toward the _________
A. North Pole
B. Prime Meridian
C. South Pole
D. Eastern Hemisphere
C. South Pole
Mapmakers often uset the color blue on maps to stand for _________________.
A. The North Pole
B. oceans.
C. mountains.
D. The Eastern Hemisphere.
B. oceans.
A tool on a map that is used to show actual distance is _______.
A. an equator
B. a continent
C. a symbol
D. a scale
D. a scale
North, South, East, and West are __________________.
A. a scale
B. intermediate directions
C. cardinal directions
D. continents
C. cardinal directions
Which region is not bordered by oceans?
A. Midwest
B. West
C. Northeast
D. Southeast
A. Midwest
Lines of latitude are imaginary lines that run _________________________
A. diagonally around the globe.
B. north and south around the globe.
C. northwest and southwest around the globe.
D. east and west around the globe.
D. east and west around the globe.
Lines of longitude are imaginary lines that run _________________________.
A. between the North and South Poles.
B. between the Equator and the Prime Meridian.
C. east and west.
D. between the Equator and the North Pole.
A. between the North and South Poles.
A very large area of land is a _______________.
A. hemisphere
B. plateau
C. continent
D. globe
C. continent
This is half of a sphere.
A. conosphere
B. multisphere
C. hemisphere
D. halfasphere
C. hemisphere
What are the two states that are separate parts of a US map?
A. Alaska & Washington
B. North Carolina & South Carolina
C. Canada & Mexico
D. Alaska & Hawaii
D. Alaska & Hawaii
In which way did Hurricane Katrina most harm the city of New Orleans?
A. Dark clouds caused cold to break.
B. Sand was carried back from the beach.
C. Floods caused the levees to break.
D. Buildings were rattled by high winds.
B. Floods caused the levees to break.
Lines of longitude and latitude are imaginary lines that show the ________________________
A. elevation of places above sea level.
B. location of places on Earth.
C. intermediate directions on a map.
D. number of miles between two places.
B. location of places on Earth.
An imaginary line that divides the Earth into two halves is __________________.
A. a continent
B. the equator
C. the hemisphere
D. the scale
B. the equator
These are directions that are halfway between the main directions.
A. cardinal directions
B. intermediate directions
C. symbols
D. continents
B. intermediate directions
If a map has all US states and their capital cities, what would be the best title for the map?
A. The United States and its Neighbors.
B. US States and Their Capitals.
C. Latitude and Longitude of the United States
D. Regions of the United States
B. US States and Their Capitals.