Unit 1 Lesson 5: Geography Quiz Study Guide

Out of these options, which ones are map features​ ?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• Compass Rose
• Legend
• Weight Measure

• Locator Map
• Kingdom

Every flat map is __________ in some way.

Drag and Drop the correct information into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) Latitude

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(b) Longitude

• (Long)

• North to South

• Called Meridians

• The Equator

• The Prime Meridian

• Called Parallels

• West to East

Thematic Maps focus on one special topic.

Examples: ​ (a)   ,​ (b)   , and ​ (c)   .​

• Resources
• Climate
• Population
• Locator Map
• Flat Plane
• Meridian

Map Projections

Drag the kind of map projection to the correct diagram.

d

e

a

Scale

Cone

Flat Plane

Conic

Cylindrical

Pick the correct Types of Maps.

• Thematic Maps

• Political Maps

• Politic Maps

• Physical Maps

Match the following.

Groups:

(a) Cylindrical

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(b) Conic

,

(c) Flat Map

• Meridians Pulled Apart

• Retains True Size

• Shows True Direction

• EX: South Pole

• Distorts true shape of landmasses

• EX: Mercator Projection

• Cone Placed Over The Globe

• Touches Only At The Equator

• EX: United States

• Accurate On Lines Of Latitude

• Cylinder Wrapped Around The Globe

The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into which two hemispheres?

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

Flat Planes are best for ​ (a)   ​ (b)   and ​​ (c)   navigators.

• airline
• pilots
• ship
• boat
• drivers
• sailors

The meridians are pulled apart and are ________ to each other.