TCI Lesson 2 Spatial Way of Thinking

What type of information can I find on this map?

• economic activity

• landforms

• vegetation zones

• population density

Land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides

• Peninsula 
• Island
• Strait
• Isthmus  

What mystery did John Snow solve in 1854 by thinking like a geographer? 

• How bubonic plague spread through the bites of infected fleas
• How cholera spread through polluted drinking water
• How diphtheria spread through direct physical contact
• How tuberculosis is spread through the coughs and sneeze

What does a map title usually state?

• The topic of the map

• What we are eating for dinner

• The chapter title

• all of the above

What does a climograph show?

• how to climb a mountain

• The avg. temp and precipitation in a place over a year

• The temp of the current place

• How much rain we are forecasted to get

Latitude and ________ affect climate

• altitude

• longitude

What is a thematic map

• a map with information related to only one topic

• a map with information related to many topics

Each climate zone has a pattern of

• temperature

• precipitation

• colors

• rainbows

What kind of thematic map shows cities and state borders?

• Physical

• Climate Zone

• Political

• Vegetation Zone

What kind of thematic map shows areas with the same weather patterns?

• Economic Activities

• Climate Zone

• Population Density

• Physical