Physical Geo 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

You can use a scale on a map to:

• Find out how much the map weighs
• Determine the distance from one point to another
• Understand the meaning of the map's symbols
• Dance the night away

Lines that run north and south and measure distances in degrees from the Prime Meridian are called lines of ________________.

• Longitude
• Latitude
• Meridian
• Scale

Lines that run west and east and measure distances in degrees from the Equator are called lines of ________________.

• Longitude
• Latitude
• Wrongitude
• Attitude

The center line of latitude, measured at 0 degrees is the ________________.

• Prime Meridian
• Legend
• Boiling Point
• Equator

Directions can be shown using a symbol with arrows pointing in all four cardinal directions. What is this symbol called?

• Compass rose
• Compass
• Astrolabe
• North arrow

Building a dam in a river is an example of what theme of geography?

• Human-environment interaction

• Movement

• Place

• Region

If someone wanted to know more about the ELEVATION of a given area, they would best be helped by a _______________ map.

• Road

• Thematic

• Weather

• Topographic

What happens to the climate as you move away from the equator?

• it gets warmer

• it gets colder

• it stays the same

Which below is a TRUE statement about maps and globes?

• Maps are more accurate than globes

• Globes and maps are always exactly accurate

• Globes are more accurate than maps because of distortion

• Maps have cooler names than globes