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Who Wants to

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Unit 1 Map Skills

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A: Key, Compass, Title,

Scale

C: Key, Compass,

Boundaries, Symbols

B: Symbols, Legend, Key,

Compass

D: Title, Scale, Symbols,

Key

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What are the 4 parts

of a map?

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A: Latvia

C: Tallinn

B: Lake Pelpus

D: Russia

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Name the physical

feature from this map:

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A: Physical Feature

C: Province

B: City

D: Country

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Latvia is a _______.

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A: Thematic

C: Topographical

B: Physical

D: Political

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This picture is an

example of a ____ map.

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A: Thematic

C: Topographical

B: Physical

D: Political

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This picture is an

example of a ____ map.

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A: Relative Location

C: Absolute Location

B: Physical Location

D: Definite Location

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What is a “location of a

place using a recognized

coordinate system”?

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A: Natural Barrier

C: Physical Feature

B: Artificial Barrier

D: Human Barrier

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Florida and Cuba

are separated by

only 110 miles.

Many Cubans would

like to escape the

harsh government

of Cuba. The

Straights of Florida

acts as what?

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A: North

C: North or South

B: East or West

D: Above or Below

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Latitude is measured ______ of the

equator.

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A: East or West

C: North or South

B: West

D: Left or Right

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Longitude is measured ______ of the

prime meridian.

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A: North, West

C: West, South

B: North, East

D: South, West

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The circled area is ______ of the equator

and ______ of the prime meridian.

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A: 35 N, 140 E

C: 140 N, 35 E

B: 145 E, 30 N

D: 35 N, 140 W

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What are

the

coordinates

for Tokyo?

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A: 23 N, 114 E

C: 114 E, 23 N

B: 23 S, 114 W

D: 114 N, 23 E

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Which

coordinates

are closest

to the

location of

Hong

Kong?

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A: H

C: C

B: B

D: D

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Which letter

is found at

60 N, 120W?

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A: Absolute Location

C: Subjective Location

B: Exact Location

D: Relative Location

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“Galveston is 45 miles

south of Houston, TX” is an

example of …

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A: Natural Gas

C: Petroleum

B: Coal

D: Diamonds

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Which type of

mineral is

more abundant

in South

America?

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You may go to these websites (and ONLY these websites):

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/find/

http://geographyworldonline.com/tutorial/practice.html

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/

http://www.nps.gov/webrangers/activities/readingmap/?id=21

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/media/richmedia/0/204/proje

ct/geogames/geogames.html