Geography Concepts: Maps (7th Grade)

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37°69'07" N 97°34'27" W is an example of what?

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Absolute Location

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Which of the following statements about Latitude is false?
The Equator is the 0° line
Lines of Latitude measure the distance east or west of the Equator.
Latitudes are called parallels, because they don't cross one another.
Latitudes get shorter towards the poles.

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Lines of Latitude measure the distance east or west of the Equator.

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True or False: A hemisphere can be North and South of the Equator, or East and West of the Prime Meridian?

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True

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These lines run north-south between the North Pole and South Pole on Earth's surface.

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Lines of Longitude

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What theme of geography refers to the mix of human and nonhuman features at a given location?

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Place

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What theme of geography explores how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another?

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Movement

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The store you are looking for is over there by the Walmart, is an example of?

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Relative Location

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Which of the following is not true about maps? Showing Earth on a flat surface always causes distortion. Map projections can change the size of landmasses depending on what type of map you use. The best map to use when driving is a globe. Maps can be found in Dora's back pack.

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The best map to use when driving is a globe.

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Which part of a map would you look at to understand symbols and shading?

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Key

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Which part of a map would you look at to figure out size or distance between objects?

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Scale