Geo Bee Class Competition

A physical map focuses on

• elevation
• population
• land surface
• boundaries

A map that shows human-made features such as borders, states, and countries

• political map
• legendlegend
  
• compass rose

One of the different ways of showing earth's curved surface on a flat map is

• equator
• Map Projection
• cartographer
• Prime Meridian

Which of the maps listed below shows elevation by the use of contour lines and the horizontal position of terrain features and land formations?

• city or state road map
• geographic map
• topographic map
• tourist map

Which is a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides?

• peninsula
• plain
• prairie
• plateau

What is a narrow, sandy island, formed from a larger bar, lying off the coast of the mainland?

• key
• islet
• barrier island
• atoll

A group of many islands is what type of landform?

• plateau
• canyon
• continent
• archipelago

The imaginary line that splits the world into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere is called

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

The prime meridian separates the

• Eastern and Western Hemispheres
• Northern and Southern Hemispheres
• The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
• North and South Poles

The lines of latitude

• never touch
• b) are parallel to the equator and to each other
• look like the letter H
• d) Both A and B are correct