Geography Basics Review

If I wanted to figure out what the colors and symbols on a map meant I would look at the_____________

• Title

• Compass Rose

• Key/ Legend

• Scale

Which of the 5 themes connects to the following statement: Saudi Arabia lies on the Arabian peninsula; it's bordered by the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, and Arabian Sea

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

• Place

• Region

• Movement

Which of the 5 themes connects to the statement: In the Netherlands, most people speak Dutch

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

• Place

• Region

• Movement

If I was trying to locate Cambodia on a map, a __________ map would be most useful.

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Special Purpose/ Theme Map

• Road Map

If I was looking at a physical map, how could I determine what places on the map had the highest elevation.

• Look for mountains labled on the map

• Use the key to determine what the colors on the map mean, and look to the areas with the colors that represents the highest elevation.

• I would assume that the dark colors stand for the highest elevation, because I've seen that on other maps.

• There is no way to determine elevation on physical maps.

Which of the five themes connects to the statement: the Rocky Mountains surround Boulder, Colorado

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Region

If I was trying to locate the Tibetan Plateau, which type of map would be most useful?

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Special Purpose/ Theme Map

• Road Map

Which of the 5 themes connects to the following statement: you can freely travel through most of Western Europe because those countries are part of the European Union

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

This is a _________ map

• Physical

• Political

• Thematic/ Special Purpose

• Road/ Navigation

True of False, the theme "place" includes: Human and physical characteristics of a specific location

• True

• False