Unit 1 Geography Map Type Quiz

Geography is

• _______________ the study of the earth, its features and its people.

• ___________________ the movement of a group of people or animals.

• __________ is the spread of ideas, disease, or technology.

Diffusion is

• _______________ the study of the earth, its features and its people.

• ___________________ the movement of a group of people or animals.

• __________ is the spread of ideas, disease, or technology.

Migration is

• _______________ the study of the earth, its features and its people.

• ___________________ the movement of a group of people or animals.

• __________ is the spread of ideas, disease, or technology.

A Physical Map shows ______________________________________________.

• the features of an area, such as mountains, rivers, and lakes. Usually uses color.

• average weather and rain of a region.

• symbols to show the locations of different resources or economic activity.

• contour lines to show the elevation or height of an area.

A Climate Map shows ______________________________________________.

• the features of an area, such as mountains, rivers, and lakes. Usually uses color.

• average weather and rain of a region.

• symbols to show the locations of different resources or economic activity.

• contour lines to show the elevation or height of an area.

An Economic or Resource Map shows ______________________________________________.

• the features of an area, such as mountains, rivers, and lakes. Usually uses color.

• average weather and rain of a region.

• symbols to show the locations of different resources or economic activity.

• contour lines to show the elevation or height of an area.

A Topographical Map shows ______________________________________________.

• the features of an area, such as mountains, rivers, and lakes. Usually uses color.

• average weather and rain of a region.

• symbols to show the locations of different resources or economic activity.

• contour lines to show the elevation or height of an area.

A political map _____________________________.

• Doesn’t show physical features, but shows borders or boundaries and major cities.

• Shows major highways, airports, cities, railroad tracks, and local points of interest.

• A compiled book of maps.

• A model of the Earth, used to avoid distortions in spatial relations on the world.

A road map _____________________________.

• Doesn’t show physical features, but shows borders or boundaries and major cities.

• Shows major highways, airports, cities, railroad tracks, and local points of interest.

• A compiled book of maps.

• A model of the Earth, used to avoid distortions in spatial relations on the world.

An atlas is a map _____________________________.

• Doesn’t show physical features, but shows borders or boundaries and major cities.

• Shows major highways, airports, cities, railroad tracks, and local points of interest.

• A compiled book of maps.

• A model of the Earth, used to avoid distortions in spatial relations on the world.