tools of geography

what does the relative location of a place tell you?

• the longitude and latituted of a place

• which symbol shows a place on a map

• where a place is compared to another place

• the map projection being used to show a place

the changes in size, shape, and position of features that occur when representing the Earth on a flat map take place because of

• tilt

• scale

• rotation

• distortion

a meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs

• from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• parallel to the Arctic Circle.

• parallel to the Tropic of Cancer.

• from the Prime Meridian to the International Date Line.

What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?

• a global grid

• a map key

• a map scale

• compass rose

What is a main advantage of this type of map projection?

• It shows the relative location of places more accurately

• It shows the size and shape of continents more accurately

• It is used by companies like Google for navigation.

• It shows distances most accurately.

In what month does each place get the most precipitation?

Answer explanation

When comparing both places, you can see that they do not have the same amounts of rainfall in the same pattern. The most rain in one place falls at a different time of year than the other.

If both maps show Washington DC, why are they different?

• only one is useful for navigation

• one map is distorted

• the scale of each map is different

• the time zones are different

A map that shows population density is a type of

• physical map

• political map

• regional map

• thematic map

How does this thematic map represent population density?

The pattern of population density can best be described as

• increasing from east to west.

• very red

• the most populated centers are near coasts & rivers

• evenly distributed throughout China.