Geography/Map Skills (1)

What does contiguous mean?

• connected by shared borders
• lines on a map that measure north and south
• a deep valley with steep sides

What is latitudinal lines measure?

• degrees east and west
• temperatures
• degrees north and south

What is a canyon?

• an area with flat terrain
• a deep valley with steep sides
• an area with rich soil by the Appalachian Mountains

What does absolute location tell?

• What degree a location is north or south of the equator
• Where a place is by comparing it to another place
• What degree a location is east or west of the Prime Meridian
• the exact position of a place on Earth

An area under the control and protection of another country is called ______.

• piedmont
• a territory
• The Continental Divide
• The Bahamas

Longitudinal lines on a map measure degrees east and west.

• True
• False

What does GIS stand for?

• General Information System
• Geographic Information System
• Graphing Information System

Relative Location tells the exact position of a place on Earth

• True
• False

What is the name of a person who studies geography called?

• geologist
• geographist
• geographer

The Piedmont is 

• a mountain system near the Pacific Ocean
• part of the Mississippi River
• an area with rich soil to the east of the Appalachian Mountains