Chapter 4 Review

Determine whether each word or phrase describes a map, a globe, or both.

Groups:

(a) Map

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(b) Globe

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(c) Both

• shows physical features

• easily portable

• shows the entire Earth accurately to scale

• a model of Earth

• shows political features

• often just shows a small area of Earth

What do cartographers do? (Choose their primary responsibility.)

• create maps

• study earthquakes

• predict the weather

• analyze primary sources

Match each type of map to its description.

• focuses on a specific topic, like population or languages

• thematic map

• shows typical weather conditions

• climate map

• shows mountains, deserts, rivers

• economic/resource map

• shows natural resources and industries

• political map

• shows boundaries of countries and states

• physical map

Match each map to the scenario it would be most useful for.

• thematic map

• Rachel wants to know what rivers run through Canada

• physical map

• Max wants to know what languages are spoken in the countries of the Western Hemisphere

• population map

• Trey wants to find the area in his state that has the most rainfall

• climate map

• Xavier wants to know what cities in the Western Hemisphere have the most people

• resource map

• Alexis is doing a report on the areas where wheat is grown in the United States

Which title would best describe this map?

• Climate Map of the United States

• Political Map of the United States

• Physical Map of the United States

• Economic Map of the United States

Which landform or body of water is shown east of the Great Lakes?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Gulf of Mexico

• Mississippi River

• Rocky Mountains

This map is best described as a ________.

• physical map

• political map

• population map

• resource map

An appropriate map title would be ________.

• The Americas

• North America

• Northern Hemisphere

• South America

The climate of North America's northernmost region is _________.

• Hot-Humid

• Marine

• Mixed-Humid

• Mixed-Dry

• Subarctic/Arctic

The climate of the southernmost region of North America is _________.

• Hot-Humid

• Marine

• Mixed-Humid

• Mixed-Dry

• Subarctic/Arctic