Geography Handbook

Geography Handbook

Geography with Mr. Smith

Geography is the study of the physical of the Earth and how humans affect the natural world.

Grid

Geographers use a pattern of imaginary lines that circle the globe in east -west and north-south directions.

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A grid is

• study of the grass.

• study of water.

• study of the patterns of imaginary lines that circle the globe.

• study of the rivers and lakes that flow through the universe.

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Which of these make up the hemisphere?

• Northern

• Southern

• Eastern

• Western

• Grid

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______________ are features on Earth's surface that are formed by ______________.

• Maps, cartographers

• Lagoons, waterfalls

• Landforms, nature

• Hills, mountains

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Shows distances on a map

• map key

• ruler

• map scale

• latitude

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A type of map that shows landforms and bodies of water

• climate map

• physical map

• resource map

• political map

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The imaginary line halfway between the North Pole and South Pole.

• latitude

• Prime Meridian

• equator

• longitude

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Lines that go across a map or around a globe. They run east and west.

• latitude

• equator

• longitude

• vertical

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A type of map that includes boundaries, cities, and states

• climate map

• physical map

• political map

• population map

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Lines that go up and down on a map or globe. They run north and south.

• longitude

• vertical

• latitude

• horizontal

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Separates the Earth into east and west hemispheres

• longitude

• equator

• latitude

• Prime Meridian

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This tells what the symbols on a map stand for

• map key

• map scale

• legend

• title

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A term that means "half of the Earth"

• longitude

• equator

• latitude

• hemisphere

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The directions that are midway between two cardinal directions.

• intermediate directions

• cardinal directions

• GPS directions

• location

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What is the name of the large body of water between Africa, Asia and Europe?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Black Sea

• Caribbean Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

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A POLITICAL MAP shows the boundaries between each country. Select the POLITICAL MAP.

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A PHYSICAL MAP shows what the land looks like in a country. Select the picture of a PHYSICAL MAP.

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The EQUATOR is an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth?

• True

• False

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North, south, east and west are known as the 

• compass rose
• cardinal directions
• map
• GPS

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Start at the school and walk home to your neighborhood, which direction are you walking?

• south
• north
• east
• southwest

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Look at the map what is directly EAST of the barn?

• the neighborhood
• the school
• the forest
• the airport

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The star is a symbol for

• a city
• the police
• the road
• the river

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Use the map key to answer the questions.  The triangles are a symbol for?

• Mountains
• River
• Railroad
• River

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Which color continent is the United States?

• orange
• yellow
• green
• blue

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The picture on the right of this map are part of the 

• map key
• compass rose
• cardinal directions
• a globe

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What is this a picture of?

• map
• Earth
• globe
• compass rose

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A symbol is

• a map
• a globe
• a picture or thing that stand for something else
• geography

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Earth's surface that is divided into seven large masses.

• hemispheres

• equator

• degrees

• continents

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How do you feel about your knowledge of Lesson 5 Geography Handbook.

• 1- I don't understand

• 2- I somewhat understand

• 3- I understand it but can't teach it.

• I understand and I can teach it.

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The east-west lines in the grid are lines of

• longitude

• latitude

• lateral

• degrees

Poll

Which of these mean latitude?

• parallels

• degrees

• meridians

• minutes

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Prime Meridian is an imaginary line that divides the globe into

• north and south halves

• north

• south

• East and west halves

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Which one of these features are map features?

• compass rose

• Scale

• Title and Locator map

• degrees

• legend

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Which of the following is not something that can be distorted on a map

• size and shape
• legends or keys
• distance and direction

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What is this?

• A North Arrow
• A Scale
• A Compass Rose
• A Legend

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Which "map essential" can also be called a key?

• locator map
• scale 
• legend
• directional indicator

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Which "map essential" shows where in the world the area on the map is located?

• legend
• title
• locator map
• scale

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What term describes the "stretching" that happens when we try to make a flat map out of our round Earth?

• stretch
• distortion
• shape
• direction

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The bank is ____ of the pet store.

• East
• North
• West
• South

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The fire dept. is ______ of the school.

• South
• East
• North
• West

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Lemon street runs _____________.

• East and West
• North and South
• South and West
• North and East

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The school is ____ of the pet store.

• North
• South
• East
• West

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What is the name for the line of latitude that measures 0°?

• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Cancer
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Equator

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What unit do we use to measure lines of latitude and longitude?

• Degrees
• Miles
• Feet
• Inches

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What is the name of the 0° longitude line?

• Equator
• Arctic Circle
• Tropic of Cancer
• Prime Meridian

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If you're having trouble figuring out what the symbols on a map represent, where would you look?

• The back of the map.

• The title of the map

• The map legend

• The compass rose

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Political Maps show...

• countries

• states

• Rivers

• boundaries

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Physical maps show...

• Deserts

• Mountains

• Rivers

• countries

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______ map shows geographic features such as deserts, rivers, oceans, mountains

• independent

• physical

• geographic

• resource

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What is a scale bar for?

• to know the cardinal points
• to know the symbology of a map
• to know distances in a map
• to know the political divisions

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Which part of a map lets you know the symbology in it?

• compass rose
• capital
• scale bar
• key

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Which part of a map helps you find the cardinal point of a place.

• scale bar
• compass rose
• key
• title

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Which maps divides boundaries or borders, and shows roads?

• Political map
• Physical map
• Vegetation map
• Historical map

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Which map shows the mountains and lakes on it?

• Vegetation map
• Contour map
• Physical map
• Historical map

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How many continents are on the Earth?

• 7
• 4
• 5
• 2