Chapter 1 Our Communities Quiz

What is a community?

• A group of people who live and work in the same place.

• A way of life shared by members of a group.

• A group of people that makes laws.

• A place to see objects from other places and times

Which grid on the map shows the most mountain peaks?

• B1

• C1

• C3

• E3

You would travel __________ to get from Lubbock to Austin.

• northeast

• northwest

• southeast

• southwest

People who like to swim and surf would probably move to a community —

• in the mountains

• with a cold climate

• near the beach

• in the desert

What service can a suburban community provide to best help its citizens who work in a city?

• Pass laws that require them to work in their own community.

• Build a public swimming pool for their families to enjoy.

• Provide a bus or train service to bring them to the city and back.

• Upgrade to faster Internet connections for the whole community.

What does scale on a map do?

• Shows relationship of distance on the map to that on land

• Shows the direction on a map.

• Tells what the map is about.

• Show what is represented on a map.

Lines of Longitude are imaginary lines that go from_______

• east to west

• north to south

• east only

• south only

What is the title of this map?

• Texas

• World Religion

• World Map

• Legend

Lines of _______ are imaginary lines that run horizontally from east to west around the earth.

• prime meridian

• equator

• longitude

• latitude

The arrow is pointing to what element of a map?

• compass rose

• key

• scale

• legend