Vocabulary
Big Ideas 1
Big Ideas 2
Map Skills
100

A person who uses maps to locate places is a

geographer

100

Where in California is the Sierra Nevada?

  1. in the desert region
  2. in the valley region
  3. in the coastal region
  4. in the mountain region



the mountain region

100

What do we call the imaginary lines of latitude and longitude that form a map of the Earth and help us find places?

Global Grid

100

Why is the city of Sacramento not marked with a dot? 

Sacramento is the state capital, represented any a star

200

The capital of California is 

Sacramento 

200

The animals that live in the Mojave Desert must be able to live with: 

  1. little rainfall.
  2. cold summers.
  3. no plants to eat.
  4. crowds of people.

little rainfall

200

What information do you need to calculate a place's population density? 

  1. population and type of region
  2. land area and population
  3. number of schools and businesses
  4. number of children and adults


land area and population

200

A bus takes people from Sacramento to San Francisco. What direction does the bus travel? 

Southwest

300

What will tell you what different colors or symbols on a map represent

map key

300

What is the main reason many California cities are found in the coastal region? 

  1. It is easy to drive on the roads.
  2. The weather is better on the coast.
  3. Businesses move goods by ship.
  4. Ocean winds turn the windmills.


  • Businesses move goods by ship.
300

What formed mountains long ago and causes earthquakes today? 

  1. strong winds blowing hard
  2. people digging for minerals
  3. rivers wearing away the soil
  4. movement in the Earth's crust


movement in the Earth's crust

300

About how far does the bus go from Sacramento to san Fransisco? 

  1. 80 miles
  2. 200 miles
  3. 450 miles
  4. 800 miles

80 miles

400

The measure of the average number of people living in one area is called

population density

400

Which of these is an intermediate direction? 

  1. south
  2. between
  3. northeast
  4. alongside


northeast

400

What is the best reason to look at the scale on a map? 

  1. to figure out distances
  2. to find absolute location
  3. to tell which way is north
  4. to learn what symbols mean


to figure out distances

400

Which city on the map is closest to 34°N, 118°W?


Los Angeles 

500

The lines of direction that goes East to West

Lines of Latitude

500

The equator is a

  1. line of latitude.
  2. prime meridian.
  3. relative location.
  4. line of longitude.

line of latitude

500

The Central Valley of California has some of the world's

A. biggest cities.

B. best farmland.

C. longest beaches.

D. highest waterfalls

best farmland

500

What is the absolute location of Death Valley? 

  1. 33°N, 114°W
  2. 36°N, 117°W
  3. 41°N, 121°W
  4. 39°N, 123°W


2. 36°N, 117°W

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