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