Map Skills
The World
Coordinates
Charts and Graphs
Miscellaneous
100
A map that shows a country's boundaries is an example of . . .
What is a political map.
100
The ___________ ____________ divides the world into eastern and western hemispheres.
What is Prime Meridian.
100
Using pages 147 of your atlas, give the coordinates for Rome, Italy.
What is 42°N, 13°E.
100
The population pyramid on page 132 of your atlas shows that Zimbabwe has one of the shortest life expectancies in the world due to this reason ___________.
What is HIV/AIDS.
100
This tool shows the cardinal directions.
What is a compass rose.
200
A map that shows landforms and bodies of water is an example of a . . .
What is a physical map.
200
The eastern hemisphere ranges from the Prime Meridian at 0° longitude to 180° longitude, which is known as _______________.
What is the International Date Line.
200
Using page 147 of your atlas, find the coordinates for Zagreb, Croatia.
What is 46°N, 16°E.
200
True or False. The ethnic composition graphs on page 119 of your atlas shows that Brazil's population has 4.5 times more Europeans than the population of Peru.
What is TRUE.
200
True or False. The chart on page 76 of your atlas shows the percentage of U.S. population working on farms increased from 1900 to 1950.
What is FALSE.
300
Use the map on page 12 of your atlas to finish the statement: The four colors that show the greatest elevation . . .
What are purple, brown, orange and yellow.
300
This parallel circles the globe like a belt and runs east to west.
What is the Equator.
300
Using page 131 of your atlas, give the coordinates for Cape Town, South Africa.
What is 34°S, 18°E.
300
The balance of trade pie graph on page 141 of your atlas shows that nearly one quarter of the European Union's exports are sold to this country.
What is the United States.
300
True or False: The chart on page 76 of your atlas shows that the number of farms increased from 1950 to 2002.
What is FALSE.
400
The box on the lower lefthand corner of page 8 in your atlas is an example of a __________. Name what the three boundaries symbolize.
What is a map key. What are continental, international and other boundaries.
400
This parallel divides the world into northern and southern hemispheres.
What is the Equator.
400
This city is located at 61°N, 150°W.
What is Anchorage, Alaska.
400
Look at the climograph on page 144 of your atlas. It shows this about Bergen, Norway and St. Petersburg, Russia.
What is they're on the same latitude, but Bergen has a warmer climate because of the Atlantic Ocean.
400
True or False. The chart on page 76 of your atlas shows that the average farm size from 1950 to 2002 increased.
What is TRUE.
500
Using the scale bar on pages 84 and 85 of your atlas, you will see that the mileage from Washington D.C. to Virginia Beach, Virginia is approximately . . . Using your compass rose, Virginia Beach is located _____ from D.C.
What is 112 miles. What is south east.
500
Look at the map of Australia on pages 178 and 179 of your atlas. In what hemisphere(s) is Australia located?
What is eastern and southern.
500
This city is located at 21°N, 158°W.
What is Honolulu, Hawaii.
500
The bar graph on page 105 of your atlas shows that this country exports more sugarcane than any other country.
What is Mexico.
500
The Mississippi River flows in this direction and empties into this body of water.
What is south and Gulf of Mexico.
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