MAPS: Political & Physical Features

_______ are land features on Earth's surface.

• Landforms

• Oceans

• Physical features

• Political features

Physical features are defined as______________ .

• natural characteristics of Earth

• alien-made characteristics of Earth

• human created features of Earth

• unnatural characteristics of Earth

What are political features? (Chose two)

• Political features are pictures of the earth from space.

• Political features are characteristics of Earth that relate to governments.

• On most maps, they are the names, locations and boundaries of political entities.

• On most maps, they are the map title, compass rose, and map scale.

Which answer below is NOT an example of a political feature?

• seaports

• highways

• hospitals

• mountains

A city where most official business occurs is called a ______ .

• big city

• capital city

• little town

• landform

What is the main difference between a plain and a plateau?

• A plain is flat and a plateau is not.

• A plateau is land that rises sharply and is flat on top and a plain can be flat or gently rolling land.

• A plateau is land that can be flat or gently rolling and a plain is land that rises sharply and is flat on top.

• Both are the same.

What is the main difference between a bay and a gulf?

• A bay is larger than a gulf.

• A bay is a small body of water, set apart from the main body and a gulf is a large body of water partly surrounded by land.

• A bay is a large body of water partly surrounded by land and a gulf is a small body of water, set apart from the main body .

• Both are the same.

This is a picture of ____________ . (arrow points at ?)

• a gulf

• a river

• a bay

• a stream

Which picture is an example of an isthmus?

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This is a picture of ____________ . (arrow points at ?)

• a plain

• a plateau

• a canyon

• a river