Mrs. Brazil Review

Suppose you were using a geographic information system (GIS) to plan school bus routes. Which of the following would be the best parts of the GIS for you to use?

• major roads, traffic patterns

• population density, school location

• bodies of water, major roads, shopping centers

• students' homes, all streets and roads, school locations

What is a line at 0 degrees longitude called?

• The Equator

• the North Pole

• the Prime Meridian

• the South Pole

The Continental Divide is found in what landform?

• Sierra Nevada

• Cascade Range

• Appalachian Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

Why are the sizes of areas and distance between places distorted on a map?

• Maps are poorly drawn

• Earth is not flat.

• These features cannot be measured.

• Maps are smaller than the real world.

The Ohio River, which flows into the Mississippi River, is an example of a

• canyon

• tributary

• contiguous

A deep valley with steep sides is a(n) ________.

• tributary

• territory

• canyon

• contiguous

The two states that are not ____________ with the rest of the United States are Alaska and Hawaii.

• territories

• tributaries

• contiguous