Map Skills/Climate Review
Name________________________
1. A _COMPASS ROSE_ shows directions on a map.
Date_____________________
2. __LONGITUDE______lines run north-south on a globe.
3. ___LATITUDE_________ lines run east-west on globe.
4. _SCALE___measures distance on a map.
5. INTERMEIDATE OR ORDINAL_____ directions are northwest, southwest, southeast, and northeast.
6. __CARDINAL_______ directions are north, west, east, and west.
7. A __KEY OR LEGEND__ explains what each symbol on the map represents.
8. A _CANAL__ is a waterway built by man to carry water and ships.
9. A large treeless area of land is a ___PLAIN____.
10. A narrow ridge of coral, rock and sand near the surface of water is ___REEF_____.
11. A body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides is a ___PENINSULA______.
12. A body of water forming an indentation along the shore of an ocean is a ___GULF____.
13. The Ural Mountains would be found on a _____PHYSICAL_____map.
14. Interstate-75, the city of Atlanta, the location of the GA aquarium would be found on a _THEMATIC___ map of
Atlanta.
15. The 0-degree latitude line is the _EQUATOR__.
16. A desert is a _ARID____ climate.
17. Georgia is located in the (high, middle or low) latitudes and the climate is __MILD__.
18. Antarctica is located in the (high, middle or low) latitudes and the climate is __COLD_____.
19. The four things that AFFECT the climate are:
A. __LATITUDE__ B. __ELEVATION__C. LANDFORMS D.__LOCATION NEAR WATER
20. A country located near the equator will have a ____TROPICAL__ climate.
21. ___CLIMATE_____ is an area’s pattern of weather over a long period of time.
22. The 0-degree longitude line is the _____PRIME MERIDIAN_____.1
1_____AUSTRALIA_____________________
2.____ASIA______________________________
3.___AFRICA______
4.__SOUTH AMERICA_________________
5._NORTH AMERICA________
6.__EUROPE_________
7.___ANTARCTICA_________-LOOK AT YOUR STUDY GUIDE TO SEE WHERE THE NUMBERS ARE LOCATED!!!!!!!