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WorksheetsMaps, Latitude & Longitude, 5 Themes of Geography
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
The type of map in this picture shows geographical features like mountains, forests and deserts. What type of Map is it?
Physical Map
Choropleth Map
Political Map
Road Map
The map in this picture shows names of countries and cities, as well as borders between states or countries. What type of map is it?
Choropleth Map
Road Map
Political Map
Physical Map
Also called a thematic map, this type of map is colored to represent statistical data. What type of map is it?
Political Map
Physical Map
Road Map
Choropleth Map
This type of map shows the various streets, highways and ROADS of a location. What type of map is it?
Political Map
Road Map
(Pick Me!!)
Physical Map
Choropleth Map
This is a picture of Gerardus Mercator. He was an old-timey map maker. What is another name for a map maker?
A Floosledorf
A Whoosey-whatsit
A Thing a ma jig
A Cartographer
This is found on most maps. What is it called?
(a)
This is called a map scale. It helps convert the map to real life. What does it measure between the map and real world?
Temperature
Height
Distance
Weight
Which direction is Ohio from Indiana?
North
South
East
West
Which direction is Kentucky from Indiana?
Northwest
Southwest
Northeast
Southeast
If you lived in Georgia and you wanted to go to South Carolina, which direction would you travel?
Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
Southeast
If you are driving to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and you are in North Carolina, which direction would you be driving?
North
South
East
West
These lines begin at the equator and are spread equal distance to the North and South
Longitude
Latitude
Tropic of Cancer
Life lines
These lines begin at the Prime Meridian and are spread equal distance to the East and West
Color in the lines
Telephone lines
Longitude
Latitude
What does the red line represent?
The Prime Meridian
The red line of doom
The equator
The hottest place on Earth
What does the red line represent?
The North Pole
The Equator
The South Pole
The Prime Meridian
These are latitude lines, but the can also be called what?
Meridians
Parallels
These are Longitude lines, but they can also be called what?
Parallels
Meridians
Which state is located at 30°N and 100°W?
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Texas
Place
Location
Movement
Which 2 themes of Geography are missing?
Place and location
Region and Movement
Region and Human Environment Interaction
Human Environment Interaction and Location
"What is it like there?"
How does the theme of "Place" differ from "Location"?
"Place" refers to the physical characteristics only, while "Location" includes human characteristics.
"Location" is about where something is, while "Place" includes both the physical and human attributes that make a location unique.
"Place" and "Location" are essentially the same in geography.
"Location" focuses on human interactions, whereas "Place" does not.
In the late 1800s people from all over the world immigrated to the United States. New York was one of the main cities where people entered the country. Because of this, they settled in small communities in the city based on their culture, language and where they were from. Little Italy and Chinatown are both examples of this.
This passage represents which 2 Themes of Geography?
Choose the best answer!
Region and Place
Location and Movement
Region and Movement
Region and Human Environment Interaction
All of the following are themes of Geography, EXCEPT...
Place
Location
Movement
Region
Culture
Farmers in India burn the previous season's crops to get the field ready for the new crops. This is an example of which Theme of Geography?
Human Environment Interaction
Movement
Location
Region
These states make up the Midwest, a (a) in the United States.
Fill in the blank with the correct Theme of Geography
