Physical Environment and Map Skills Review

What is a compass rose?

• a star on a map that stands for the state’s capital

• a map on a globe that shows you places on Earth

• a tool that shows you north, south, east, and west on a map

• a native flower in Texas

On a map, where do you look to find out what the different symbols mean?

• the compass rose

• the capital star

• the map scale

• the map key

Climate is

• the physical structures on Earth's surface

• the kind of weather a place has over a period of time

• the hazards that negatively impact communities

• hurricanes, tornados, floods

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

• soil

• fossil fuels

• plastic

• plants and animals

People modify (change) their environment by

• wearing shorts and sandals when it is hot outside

• building houses with stilts

• cutting down trees to build more houses

• choosing their jobs near where they want to live

Which of the following is a human process?

• air pollution

• oil spills

• building new homes

• All of the above

When people adapt to their physical environment, they

• change the way they do something so that they can live successfully

• do nothing

• panic about the future

The physical characteristics of a region include

• Natural Hazards

• Climate

• All of the above

• Landforms

When more people move to a city, what do the people there do to adapt

• closing roads so that they can't enter

• build walls to high for the people to enter over

• build tall apartment builds to make living space for all of the new people

• tell them to go away

Wildfires, hurricanes, and tornados are examples of

• natural resources

• landforms

• climates

• natural hazards