Ch1.2 Where Communities Are Located

What is a three-dimensional model of Earth called?

• map

• globe

• key

• symbol

___ are two-dimensional images of Earth.

• map

• globe

• symbol

• legend

What does the key, or legend, of a map tell you?

• a three-dimensional model of Earth

• a two-dimensional image of Earth

• what the symbols stand for

• directions on a map

The ___ of a map tells what the map shows.

• title

• key

• legend

• how to measure a map

What shows directions on both maps and globes?

• a map

• a globe

• a legend

• a compass rose

A ___ shows how to measure the real distance between two places on a map or globe.

• compass rose

• legend

• scale

• map

A pattern of lines that forms squares is called a ____

• legend

• scale

• grid

• map

How can I find the absolute location of a place?

• by using the scale on a map or globe

• by using latitude and longitude on a map or globe

• by using the legend on a map or globe

• you can't

A ___ is an area with common features that set it apart from other areas.

• scale

• map

• legend

• region

A ____ shows country and state borders. A ___ shows valleys, mountains, plains, and deserts.

• physical map, political map

• political map, physical map

• map, globe

• globe, map