Review: Map skills

Select your answer by placing or drawing a dot to answer the question below.

Read & click on the table to the left. Use the table to answer any questions that follow.

 

Directions: The table shows the populations of the twelve largest cities of Texas from 2010 to 2012.

What characteristic do these cities have in common?

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• Their populations are declining.

• Their populations are relatively stable.

• Their populations are growing at least ten percent a year.

• Their populations are growing.

A ______________ map is one which shows the physical features of a place or country, like rivers, mountains, forests and lakes.

The features are usually shown in different colors.

Rivers and lakes are shown in blue, places of low elevation are shown in dark green and as the elevation increases, the color becomes light green and eventually orange.

Mountains are shown in brown.

• Physical

• Political

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Click on the map to the left to answer the question below.

Which resource surrounds the capital city of Texas?

• Chalk

• Limestone

• Copper

• Salt

An Internet site MAY be considered a trustworthy source of information if it:

• is linked to other sites

• has extensive usable graphics

• has contributions from fans

• is sponsored by government

How are the amounts of annual precipitation in Brownsville and Galveston alike or different?

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  Galveston has slightly less precipitation than Brownsville.

• Galveston has slightly more precipitation than Brownsville.

• Galveston has much more precipitation than Brownsville.

• They both have similar amounts of precipitation a year.

Anna wants to participate in athletics. She uses a decision-making process to help her choose one sport. Anna identifies two sports—swimming and cross-country running—as activities she would enjoy. She writes down positives and negatives for each, predicts how the tryouts will go, and decides that she will try out for the swimming team.

What is the BEST next step in Anna's decision-making process?

• try out for either team

• gather information about the criteria and expectations for the swimming tryouts

• ask her friends what they think she should do

• list all the programs the school has to offer

Based on the information on the map, which of the following accounts for the location of the cities labeled A, B, C, D, and E?

• The cities are located along the state borders.

• The cities are located in close proximity to each other.

• The cities are located in the north where the climate is cooler.

• The cities are located near waterways which provide transportation.

Which of the following are primary sources? 

Select TWO correct answers. 

• An arrowhead

• A biography

• A T.V. documentary

• A personal diary

• A history book

Based on the information provided in the chart, which of the following is true?

• The most populated age demographic for both Texas and the United States includes those aged 25-44 years.

• The least populated age demographic in Texas includes those aged 5 to 13 years.

• The population of those aged 45-64 will decrease in the next decade.

• The most populated age demographic for both Texas and the United States includes those aged 45-64 years.