Spiral Review Week 2 Flashcards

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Which term is used to describe the exact place on Earth at which a geographic feature is found?

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absolute location

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Map projections represent the Earth's surface by converting a:

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three-dimensional image to a two-dimensional image.

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0 degrees latitude is

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Equator

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Countries in the Eastern Hemisphere are:

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east of the Prime Meridian.

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Which map projection would be most helpful to an airline pilot flying from Richmond, Virginia to Tokyo, Japan? Options: Mercator Projection, Polar Projection, Robinson Projection, Goode's Projection

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Polar Projection

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What does a political map show?

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Boundaries of areas such as countries, states, and cities.

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One half of the globe is called a

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Hemisphere

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Which of the following is NOT used to show the relative location of a place? Options: its direction from other places, its distance from other places, its latitude and longitude, its proximity to natural resources.

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its latitude and longitude

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Which part of a map shows the approximate distance between two places?

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Scale bar

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This type of map is used to show:

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elevation