Geography Final Review

The purpose of a map legend (or key) is:

• To explain the history of the map 
• To figure out the distance from one place to another
• To identify the meaning of symbols on the map
• To shampoo your hair, rinse, and repeat

imaginary line found at zero degrees latitude

• Isthmus
• Border
• Prime Meridian
• Equator

Longitude and latitude will show _________________.

• absolute location
• relative location
•  how warm it is outside
• GPS

Political Maps show: 

• The features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries. 
• Landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas
• Certain information (climate, population, languages, etc.) about a place or region 
• Directions to making sense of politics

This map is an example of a . . . 

• Political Map
• Physical Map
• Population Map
• Thematic Map

This map is an example of a . . . 

• Population Map
• Thematic Map
• Climate Map
• Land Use and Resources Map

Which of the following best explains why the cycle of urban development does NOT end after the "abandonment" phase?

• Governments might preserve buildings for historical purposes

• Local residents refuse to vacate their outdated housing

• Economic developers find value in urban land and buy it to build something new

• Public lands are sold to private owners

Delaware's state government is interested in studying how land is used throughout the state. Which of the following types of maps would be most useful to this study?

• Political Map

• Population Map

• Zoning Map

• Physical Map

A region that is based on the shared feelings, attitudes, behaviors, culture, etc. of the people in the region (and less on political boundaries) is called a...

• Functional region

• Formal region

• Perceptual region

• Political region

This image is a Geographic Information System, showing different layers of data in an area. This information would be most useful in solving which problem?

• selecting the location for a new office building

• gathering public opinion on political candidates

• researching data from recent athletic events

• conducting a study on soil erosion