WG Review 1

What type of map is the above referred to as?

• Physical Map

• a cartogram

• a political map

• a topographic map

Which of the following can be used to describe the relative location of Milwaukee, Wisconsin?

• It is on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan

• It is on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River

• It is near the border that separates Wisconsin and Illinois

• It is on the Western shore of Lake Michigan

What type of projection is a Mercator Map?

• conic projection

• cylindrical projection

• planar projection

• thematic projection

Which letter is located at 38 degrees N, 75 degrees W?

• B

• C

• D

• G

What is located at 0 degrees latitude and 60 degrees longitude?

• North America

• the equator in South America

• the equator in Africa

• Europe

Which set of coordinates is the absolute location of H?

• 15 degrees S, 75 degrees W

• 15 degrees N, 100 degrees W

• 45 degrees S, 75 degrees W

• 15 degrees S, 75 degrees E

Moving pieces of the earth's surface that form the lithosphere are called:

• landforms

• epicenters

• internal forces

• tectonic plates

Landforms are part of which of the following spheres of the Earth?

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

Florida is an example of which of the following natural landforms?

• isthmus

• peninsula

• archipelago

• Strait

Panama connects South and North America which is an example of what kind of natural landform?

• archipelago

• peninsula

• isthmus

• strait