Before 1500, ___________ used information from sailors, travelers, and legends to create maps of the world.
cartographers
100
Map that shows the true shapes of landmasses but distors their relative size
Mercator projection
100
Geography is the study of...
A. rocks
B. people, their environments, and their resources
C. the way newspapers report natural discoveries
D. daily events and their effect on history
B. people, their environments, and their resources
100
Which physical feature is correctly paired with the region where it is located?
A. Sierra Nevada-Pacific Coast
B. Great Salt Lake- Coastal Plains
C. Atlantic Plain- Intermountain Region
D. Grand Canyon- Rocky Mountains
A. Sierra Nevada- Pacific Coast
100
All maps have some distortion because
A. maps are flat and the Earth is not
B. mapmakers have to include too much information
C. maps show physical features
D. distances cannot be measured accurately
A. maps are flat and the Earth is not
200
Basins are ___________ surrounded by mountains.
plateaus
200
narrow strip of land joining North and South America
Isthmus of Panama
200
The longest and most important river system i the U.S. is made up of the
A. Ohio and Tennessee rivers
B. Arkansas and Platte rivers
C. Amazon and Orinoco rivers
D. Mississippi and Missouri rivers
D. Mississippi and Missouri rivers
200
The Equator is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into two halves called
A. poles
B. meridians
C. hemispheres
D. zones
C. hemispheres
200
On a map, relief shows differences in
A. climate
B. distance
C. elevation
D. direction
C. elevation
300
The Equator divides the Earth into northern and southern ___________.
hemispheres
300
mountains that run along the eastern part of North America
Appalachian Mountains
300
The main purpose of latitude and longitude is to
A. show relative location
B. determine exact locations
C. divide the world into regions
D. compare climate zones
B. determine exact locations
300
A major feature of the Interior Planes is its
A. tall, rugged mountains
B. deep canyons
C. deposits of coal
D. salt lakes
C. deposits of coal
300
If the top of a map is north, the direction to the right is
A. north
B. south
C. east
D. west
C. east
400
Mt. Mitchell has the highest ___________ of any mountain in the Appalachians.
elevation
400
northern lowland area, rich in minerals
Canadian Shield
400
An example of the theme of movement is the
A. latitude and longitude of a place
B. building of dams and canals
C. physical characteristics of a region
D. shipping of trade goods to Asia
D. shipping of trade goods to Asia
400
Which climate is correctly paired with its description?
A. humid subtropical- hot, very little rainfall
B. steppe-plentiful rainfall, cold all year
C. marine- mild, rainy
D. desert- rainy summer, dry winters
C. marine- mild, rainy
400
The part of a map that explains the symbols is the
A. scale
B. key
C. title
D. directional arrow
B. Key
500
The smaller Ohio River a/an _____________ that flows into the Mississippi River.
tributary
500
dry western part of the Interior Plains
Great Plains
500
The system of of standard times zones is necessary to
A. let people know what time it is in different parts of the world
B. show how people interact with their environment
C. help geographers study the physical and human characteristics of a place
D. show distances between places
A. let people know what time it is in different parts of the world
500
Which of the following statements shows that altitude affects climate?
A. Highland areas are cooler than lowland areas
B. Areas near the Equator are hot
C. Areas new oceans are more humid
D. Arctic areas are cold all year
A Highland areas are cooler than lowland areas
500
The purpose of a map scale is to show
A. the equator and the Prime Meridrian
B. different landforms
C. latitude and longitude
D. distances in miles or kilometers