Assess Understanding Ch. 4

You have a geography assignment to find out which parts of the United States get the most rain. Which tool would you use?

Your family is driving to Florida from Maine, and you want to see which state borders you will cross. What tool should you use?

It's your job to monitor how much Lake Powell (located on the border of Utah and California) is shrinking due to years of drought. What is one tool you could use?

Your company wants to build a new mall in Argentina, and you want to know where most of the people in the country live. Which tool should you use?

You need to know what countries border Bolivia for a school project.

You are volunteering with a world hunger aid organization, and you need to know which countries in South America grow the most wheat. Which tool should you use?

Your homework is to learn which countries have the highest reserves of crude oil. Which tool should you use?

You work for the National Weather Service, and it is your job to monitor a new hurricane. Which tool should you use?

You need to find out the capital city and population of each Central American city. Which tool should you use?

Name each geographic tool by dragging the matching tiles.

• satellite image

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• physical map

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• diagram

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• globe

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