Mapping Skills/5 Themes of Geography Test Review

The map shown is a ________ map.

• political

• physical

• inset

• locator

What is the map scale used to figure out?

• the number of countries shown on a map

• which direction is north, south, east and west

• the real distance between places on the map

• what the map symbols mean

A boy wears shorts and lightweight clothing in a hot climate. This is an example of _________.

• a person having a positive effect on the environment he lives in

• a person being affected by the environment he lives in

• a person destroying the environment he lives in

• a person who does not interact with his environment at all

The picture below BEST shows:

• transportation barrier

• latitude

• transportation corridor

• adapting to the environment

Use the map below to answer the question.

Which direction would you travel to get from Arizona to Colorado?

• Northeast

• Southwest

• Southeast

• Northwest

A police officer is giving you directions. He says, "The library is next to the fire station." He is describing the library's ______.

• absolute location

• coordinates

• relative location

• hemisphere

The point 0^o, 0^o is _________.

• where the Tropic of Cancer starts

• where the equator and the Prime Meridian meet

• in the middle of the North Pole

• not on the globe

Which of the following is a reason people might move?

• to escape persecution

• for job opportunities

• for freedom of religion

• all of the above

If you are 45 degrees south of the equator, which of the following must be true:

• Your longitude is 45 degrees E.

• You are in the Western Hemisphere.

• You are in the tropics.

• Your latitude is 45 degrees S.

Choose the geography theme that best fits the example below.

We live in the Texas Panhandle.

• Movement

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Location

• Region