WG Midterm Test Review

Maps that show the natural features on the surface of Earth.

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Topographic Map

• Resource Map

Maps that show the names and borders of countries or cities

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Topographic Map

• Resource Map

A type of map that shows the elevation of landforms.

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Topographic Map

• Resource Map

A tool that can communicate with satellites to help people find their exact location on Earth.

• GPS

• GIS

A computer tool that can layer many different kinds of information and put it on the same map.

• GPS

• GIS

Cuts the world in half horizontally

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

Cuts the world in half vertically

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

Line at 23 ½ degrees north of the Equator.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

Line at 23 ½ degrees south of the Equator.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

The interactions between humans and their environment.

• HEI
• Movement
• Location
• Place