Geography Quiz

What do geographic tools help us do?

• Find where places are located and learn what places are like

• Study the climate of an area

• Plan and follow a route

• Make maps

What does a physical map show?

• The physical features of an area

• Countries and major cities

• The climate of an area

• The specific type of economic activity or natural resources present in an area

What does a political map show?

• Countries, major cities, borders, and capitals

• The physical features of an area

• The climate of an area

• The specific type of economic activity or natural resources present in an area

What does a climate map show?

• Information about the climate of an area

• The physical features of an area

• Countries and major cities

• The specific type of economic activity or natural resources present in an area

What does an economic or resource map show?

• The specific type of economic activity or natural resources present in an area

• The physical features of an area

• Countries and major cities

• Information about the climate of an area

What does a thematic map display?

• One or more variables within a specific area

• The physical features of an area

• Countries and major cities

• Information about the climate of an area

What is a globe?

• A three-dimensional scale model of the earth

• A drawing, sketch, plan, or chart

• Photographic images of Earth's surface taken from the air

• A type of map that displays one or more variables within a specific area

What are aerial photographs?

• Photographic images of Earth's surface taken from the air

• A three-dimensional scale model of the earth

• A drawing, sketch, plan, or chart

• A type of map that displays one or more variables within a specific area

What are digital satellite images?

• Images made from images taken from satellites in outer space

• A three-dimensional scale model of the earth

• A drawing, sketch, plan, or chart

• A type of map that displays one or more variables within a specific area

What is geography?

• The study of the earth

• A three-dimensional scale model of the earth

• A drawing, sketch, plan, or chart

• A type of map that displays one or more variables within a specific area