Regions & Types of Maps

Open Ended

Where in your home do you spend the most time? Why?

Open Ended

What areas of Virginia Beach are there? How are they different? 

Open Ended

What regions of the world are there? How do we separate them?

Multiple Select

What are the two main types of regions?

• Physical

• Imaginary

• Political

• Cultural

Open Ended

What is a factor that might unite people within a region?

Open Ended

What is a factor that might divide people within a region?

Multiple Choice

What is most likely to serve as a natural border between countries?

• A desert

• A swamp

• An ocean

• A river

Multiple Choice

Deforestation is an an example of how _________ can affect a region.

• culture

• weather

• human-environment interaciton

• climate

Multiple Choice

Deforestation in the rain forests of South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia show that _____________.

• climate change is affecting the planet

• physical features often form borders between countries

• similar physical regions share similiar problems

• humans are evil

Multiple Choice

Swiss ski resorts in the Alps are an example of how physical geography can affect the ____________ of a region.

• politics and climate

• climate, economics, culture

• language and religion

• latitude

Multiple Select

What can link a cultural region together?

• climate

• religion

• language

• natural resources

• ethnicity

Multiple Choice

What type of map is this? It shows all the countries of Europe.

• Political

• Physical

• Robinson

• Mercator

Multiple Choice

What type of map is this? It shows elevation and geographical features of South America

• Political

• Physical

• Robinson

• Mercator

Multiple Choice

What does a thematic map show?

• Live weather

• Country boundaries

• Physical Features

• Information