TCI Unit 2

When you stand facing north, you are looking toward the

• prime meridian

• Western Hemisphere

• South Pole

• North Pole

What do you look at to understand what the symbols on a map stand for?

• A compass rose

• A map scale

• A map key

• A global grid

Mapmakers often use the color blue on maps to stand for

• mountains

• oceans

• roads

• forests

Lines of longitude and latitude are imaginary lines used to show the

• number of miles between two cities

• location of places on Earth

• cardinal directions on a map

• elevation about sea level

What type of map would help you see previous land borders in the United States?

• a physical map

• a road map

• a rainfall map

• a historical map

A plateau is a landform that is

• high and flat

• cold and rainy

• far from the ocean

• drained by rivers

The Mississippi river was similar to a highway because...

• goods were transported on it

• police patrolled it

• trucks traveled along it

• people took road trips to different cities

How many regions of the United States are there?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

What do you look at to understand the distance on the map compared to real-world distance?

• Map key

• Map scale

• Compass rose

• Global grid

Which of these directions is a cardinal direction?

• North

• Eastwest

• Southwest

• Wouth