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All Maps #1
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All Maps #2
Climates and Climate Zones
100

What is a map key/legend?

The key explains the symbols, colors, and other information about the given map

100


What type of map is this??

Natural Resource Map

100

What is the major line of longitude that we have studied. This line is 0 degrees longitude line and runs up and down and cuts through England?

The prime meridian

100

What type of map does this look like?

Physical map

100

What major "parallel" passes right through the middle of the lower climate zone (tropics)?

The equator

200
Tell me all 7 major continents and all 5 major oceans?

Continents - asia, africa, north america

200

Which continent is located east of north America, south of Europe, and west of Australia?

Africa

200

What three continents does the Equator pass through? 

South america, Africa and Asia 

200

What information is this map trying to show us? What type of map might this be?

Climate map, shows up the climate in each region of the USA

200

Which of the three climate zones is going to be cold and frozen for the majority of the year?

Higher Climate zones (polar zones)

300

What does the term absolute location mean?

The exact point where a place is located

300


What Cordiant is located at 40 degrees N and 80 degrees E?

Letter E

300

latitude is referred to as  parallels, as longitude is referred to as___________. 

Meridians 

300

On a physical map of the World, Which ocean is considered to be the 2nd largest ocean on our planet?

Atlantic ocean

300

What is the difference between weather and climate?

weather changes day to day hour to hour over a short period of time, climate doesn't change much and is measured over a longer period of time like a season or a year.

400
Tell me the four cardinal directions? 


Tell me the four intermediate directions?

cardinal - north, south, east ,west

Intermediate - Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast

400

This is an example of what type of map?

Population density map

400


What landform is in this picture?

PLATEAU

400

What is identified on the map in the red square? and what can it tell us? 

need identification and definition for any points>>

Map scale - Shows how much distance on earth is represented by distance on a map.

400

The lower latitude zones sit between which two parallels? 

the tropic of cancer 

and 

the tropic of Capricorn 

500

What are the 5 Themes of geography? 

Movement

Human Environment interaction

Place 

Location

Region

500

Based off the given information from this map, what type of map might this be?? 

Hint: Look at the map key!!

Thematic Map or language map

500

Please selected the two correct statements out of the four below. Must have both for all points!!

  1. People are spread out more or less evenly throughout the United States

  2. More people live in urban areas (cities) than in rural areas

  3. Alaska and Wyoming have larger populations than California and New Jersey

  4. Many of the largest population areas tend to be near coastal areas

Correct Selections 

2 More people live in urban areas (cities) than in rural areas

4 Many of the largest population areas tend to be near coastal areas

500

What is a region? What might that term mean?

A group of places with common traits like culture and climate

500

What is the degree of measurement for the Antarctic circle? (What line of latitude?)

66 1/2 degrees S

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