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WorksheetsTCI Geography Alive: A Spatial Way of Thinking
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which of these is considered a natural resource?
Airplanes
Insurance companies
Fishing
Banks
What elevation does the red represent on the map?
5,001-10,000 feet
Over 10,000 feet
2,001-6,000 feet
0-1,000 feet
Which example of a thematic map shows human geography?
A map showing climate zones of Alaska
A map showing who got sick after drinking bad water
A map showing the cliffs and woodlands of Southern Utah
A map showing the vegetation of Yosemite National Park
What does arid mean?
Rainy
Lovely
Lot of plants
Dry
How do you calculate population density?
add the number of people to its land area.
multiply the number of people per square mile by its land area.
divide the number of people by the number of its dwellings
divide the number of people by its land area.
What is a region?
a natural characteristic of Earth's surface, such as landforms and bodies of water
an action that relates to the making, buying, and selling of goods and services
a pattern of weather over a long period of time
an area with one or more features that set it apart from other areas
What kinds of plant is best adapted to an arid climate?
Cacti
Moss
Pine trees
Tall grass
What could you learn from a climate map?
how much rainfall an area receives
the average temperature of an area in summer
how cold an area gets in winter
all of the above
Why do places in tropical places close to the equator have hot weather year-round?
They are at a higher elevation than other parts of the world.
They get more of the heat of Earth's core because they are closer to it.
They get the most direct rays from the sun.
They are farther away from the cooling waters of the oceans.
What is a landform?
any natural feature of Earth's surface that has a distinct shape.
the average number of people who live in a unit of area.
defined by one or more cultural characteristics that set it apart from other areas.
the pattern of weather over a long period of time.
What kind of housing would you expect to find most often in an area with a very high population density?
houses surrounded by farm fields
small apartments in skyscrapers
individual homes spaced miles apart
large homes with front and back yards
What is climate?
the firefighters who live in an area
the amount of people in an area
the pattern of weather over a long period of time
the weather on one day of the year
What do the solid, black stars on this map stand for?
State capitals
National capital
Major cities
National borders
A physical geography map may include such features as:
natural resources
economic activity
landforms and bodies of water
population density
What is population density?
how much food is in an area
how many people live in a small town
how many people live in a city
the average amount of people who live in an area
Which forest has trees that loses its leaves in the winter?
Tropical grassland
Tundra
Coniferous Forest
Deciduous Forest
What is elevation?
how high we are in the sky
the height of the land above sea level
the amount of time it takes to hike down a mountain
the height of the sea below land
What color represents the marine west coast on this map?
Orange
Pink
Dark Green
Light Green
Which of the vegetation zones do find in a Mediterranean climate?
Chaparral
Polar caps
Deciduous forest
Coniferous forest
What is forestry?
Using forests to give animals new homes
The planting, growing, and cutting down of trees
The planting of more forests
Allowing forests to grow where they want
