Basic Geography Skills

Which type of thematic map would tell you the kinds of industry seen in a country?

• Economic Activity

• Population Density

• Climate

• Physical

Which type of thematic map would illustrate the amount of people living in a specific area of a country?

• Mental Map

• Economic Activity

• Population Density

• Climate

Which type of thematic map would show you mountains, deserts, oceans, etc.?

• Physical

• Political

• Climate

• Elevation

Which type of thematic map would be most helpful to determine the percentage of the Netherlands that is below sea level?

• Physical

• Elevation

• Climate

• Population Density

Which type of thematic map would show races or large groups of people who have the same customs, religion, origin, etc. in a country?

• Climate

• Political

• Elevation

• Ethnicity

A ______________ would be used to help you get from school to home.

• Mental Map

• Elevation

• Climate

• Physical

A farmer moves to a new area and wants to know if specific crops will survive in the area. Which of the following would be most useful to him?

• Graphic Information System (GIS)

• Mental Map

• Political Map

• Precipitation Map

A meteorologist might use this to study the paths of hurricanes to predict where and when they might occur in the future.

• Precipitation Map

• GIS Map

• Political Map

• Mental Map

A student wants to tell his friend how to get to his house from school. Which kind of map would he use?

• GIS Map

• Mental Map

• Precipitation Map

• Political Map

A student needs to memorize all the countries of Africa. Which map would he use?

• Mental Map

• GIS Map

• Precipitation Map

• Political Map