Geo Practice #2

What are the 8 directions on a compass rose?

N,S,E,W,NW,NE,SW,SE

Lincoln

Nebraska

Carson City

Nevada

Concord

New Hampshire

Trenton

New Jersey

Santa Fe

New Mexico

Baton Rouge

Louisiana

Augusta

Maine

Which part of a map tells the relationship of distance shown on the map to the real distance on the Earth?

Map scale

Annapolis

Maryland

Boston

Massachusetts

Lansing

Michigan

St. Paul

Minnesota

Jackson

Mississippi

Jefferson City

Missouri

Helena

Montana

Albany

New York

climate

the weather patterns that an area typically experiences over a long period of time.

south pole

what is the southernmost point in the world called

aerial photographs

which of the following might be of use to a cartographer?

monsoon

winds bringing rainy seasons to south Asia

Honolulu

Hawaii

In which direction would you travel to go to Sri lanka to Myanmar( Burma)?

I would travel Northeast.

Boise

Idaho

Springfield

Illinois

Indianapolis

Indiana

Des Moines

Iowa

If a state is outside the contiguous United States, what does this mean? Give an example?

It is not part of the connected 48 States. Alaska

What is the capital of Alaska?

Juneau

Topeka

Kansas

Frankfort

Kentucky

Harrisburg

Pennsylvania

Write your address with the following information.

Peter J. Chirigotis, 58 waterside Drive, Centerville, MA , Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA, North America, North and WestHhemisphere, Earth

Providence

Rhode Island

Columbia

South Carolina

Pierre

South Dakota

Nashville

Tennessee

Austin

Texas

The island of Bermuda is a colony of wich nation?

United Kingdom

Salt Lake City

Utah

Montpelier

Vermont

Richmond

Virginia

Olympia

Washington

Charleston

West Virginia

Does the Mississippi River form the Eastern or Western border of Illinios?

Western

Monsoon

Wind bringing rainy season to south Asia.

Madison

Wisconsin

Cheyenne

Wyoming

What year was North Dakota admitted to the union?

1889

What does a star on a map represent?

A capital

whats a gulf?

A large part of water

Plateau

A large raised of mostly level land.

In which direction does a paralell, or line of latitude, run?

A paralell, or line of latitude, runs East to West.

What is the term for a narrow body of water connecting two largaer bodies of water and is is usually bigger than a canal?

A strait

Which is the only continent with land in all four hemispheres?

Africa is the only continent that has land in all four hemispheres.

Montgomery

Alabama

Juneau

Alaska

Peninsuala

An area almost surrounded by water.

Island

An area of land completely surrounded by water.

Phoenix

Arizona

Little Rock

Arkansas

Which four continents touch the Indian Ocean?

Asia, Africa, Antarctica and Australia.

whats the capital of North Dakota?

Bismarck

What is the capital of North Dakota?

Bismark

Which countries( Not including French Guiana, which is a colony) does Brazil border?

Brazil borders Suriname, Venezuela, Columbia, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina.

Sacramento

California

If 1 inch on a map represents 800 miles, and it is 3 1/4 inches on the map from Cape Town, South Africa, to Narobi, Kenya, how far apart are the two places?

Cape Town and Narobi are 2,600 miles apart.

a star means a _________ on a map?

Capital

Denver

Colorado

Hartford

Connecticut

a hurricane on a beach?

Corrosion

Dover

Delaware

What country claims Greenland ?

Denmark

which country claims Greenland?

Denmark

After a hurricane much of the sand on the beach was washed away. Is this called erosion or corrosion?

Erosion

Tallahassee

Florida

Atlanta

Georgia

Raleigh

North Carolina

Bismarck

North Dakota

Columbus

Ohio

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma

Salem

Oregon

What are the capitals of the countries whose shared border forms the dividing line between north and south America?find the laditude and longitude of each capital?

Panama City,Panama 9n-79w Bogata,Columbia 5n-75w

What is the largest gulf? What is a gulf?

The gulf of Mexico and the Persian gulf. A gulf is a large body of water extending into the land from the sea or ocean.

What is the latitude and longitude of the middle of Cape Cod?

The latitude and longitude of Cape Cod is 41 degrees North and 70 degrees West.

What is the latitude and longitude of the middle of your state?

The longitude and latitude of the middle of Massachusetts is 42 degreees North and 72 degrees West.

A mountain range is a line of mountains, name threee major ranges and the continents on which they are found.

The mountain ranges you need to know are the Alps located in Europe, the Andes located in South America, the Rockies located in North America, and the Himalayas located in Asia.

Some map keys show elevation using two measurements. What are these two measurements?

The two measurements maps use for elevation are feet and meters above sea level.

Climate

The weather patterns that an area typically experiences over a long period of time.

bay

a bay is an area of water borderd by land on three sides

cape

a cape is a point or head of land projecting into a sea or other body of water

cataract

a cataract is a very large water fall

plateau

a large area of land area of mostly level land

archipelago

a large group of chain islands

cartographer

a person who makes maps.

peninsula

a piece of land nearly surrounded by water or sticking out into the water.

peninsula

a piece of land nearly surrounded by water orsticking out into the water

peninsula

an area almost completely surrounded by water but connected by water but connected to main land.

island

an area of land completely surrounded by water

canal

canals are artificial channels for water