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Name: _____________________________________________________ period: __________ Geography Skills PreTest 1. What does the relative location of a place tell you? A. The longitude and latitude of a place B. Which symbol shows a place on a map C. Where a place is compared to another place D. The map projection being used to show a place 2. Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere? A. Europe and Africa B. Asia and Antarctica C. North America and Australia D. North America and South America 3. Maps cannot represent the exact size or shape of Earth’s features because of A. Tilt B. Scale C. Rotation D. Distortion 4. What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth? A. a global grid B. a map legend C. a map scale D. a compass rose 5. A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs A. parallel to the Arctic Circle B. parallel to the Tropic of Cancer C. from the North Pole to the South Pole D. from the Prime Meridian to the International Dateline 6. What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year? A. The rotation of the Earth around its axis B. The tilt of Earth’s axis toward the sun C. The distance between the sun and Earth D. The division of Earth into hemispheres

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Geography  Skills  Pre-­‐Test    

1.  What  does  the  relative  location  of  a  place  tell  you?  A. The  longitude  and  latitude  of  a  place  B. Which  symbol  shows  a  place  on  a  map  C. Where  a  place  is  compared  to  another  place  D. The  map  projection  being  used  to  show  a  place  

 2.  Which  two  continents  are  located  entirely  in  the  Western  Hemisphere?  

A. Europe  and  Africa  B. Asia  and  Antarctica  C. North  America  and  Australia  D. North  America  and  South  America  

 3.  Maps  cannot  represent  the  exact  size  or  shape  of  Earth’s  features  because  of  

A. Tilt  B. Scale  C. Rotation  D. Distortion  

 4.  What  do  geographers  use  to  indicate  the  absolute  location  of  any  place  on  Earth?  

A. a  global  grid  B. a  map  legend  C. a  map  scale  D. a  compass  rose  

 5.  A  meridian  of  longitude  is  an  imaginary  line  that  runs  

A. parallel  to  the  Arctic  Circle  B. parallel  to  the  Tropic  of  Cancer  C. from  the  North  Pole  to  the  South  Pole  D. from  the  Prime  Meridian  to  the  International  Dateline  

 6.    What  causes  the  changing  of  seasons  throughout  the  year?  

A. The  rotation  of  the  Earth  around  its  axis  B. The  tilt  of  Earth’s  axis  toward  the  sun  C. The  distance  between  the  sun  and  Earth  D. The  division  of  Earth  into  hemispheres  

           

7.  Which  of  the  following  in  the  main  advantage  of  the  type  of  map  projection  shown  below?  

   

A. It  shows  the  area  of  oceans  more  accurately  B. It  shows  the  distances  between  places  more  accurately  C. It  shows  relative  locations  of  places  more  accurately  D. It  shows  the  size  and  shapes  of  continents  more  accurately.  

 8.  A  line  of  latitude  measures  distances    

A. East  and  West  of  the  Equator  B. East  and  West  of  the  Prime  Meridian  C. North  and  South  of  the  Equator  D. North  and  South  of  the  Prime  Meridian  

 9.  What  does  a  map’s  scale  compare?  

A. Direction  on  a  map  with  direction  on  Earth  B. Distance  on  a  map  with  distance  on  Earth  C. Location  on  a  map  with  location  on  a  globe  D. Distortion  on  a  map  with  distortion  on  a  globe  

 10.  A  map  that  shows  population  density  is  a  type  of  

A. Physical  map  B. Political  map  C. Regional  map  D. Thematic  map  

 11.  Which  of  the  following  will  you  find  on  a  map  that  shows  physical  features?    

A. Businesses  B. Landforms  C. Population  D. Vegetation  

     

   12.  What  kind  of  information  is  shown  on  this  map  of  North  Africa?      

 A. Climate  zones  B. Population  density  C. Vegetation  zones  D. Economic  activity  

   13.  Which  term  means  the  pattern  of  weather  over  a  long  period  of  time?  

A. Climate  B. Density  C. Region  D. Vegetation  

 14.  What  are  coal,  iron,  uranium,  and  petroleum?  

A. Land  uses  B. Vegetation  zones  C. Natural  resources  D. Economic  activities  

 15.  What  does  an  economic  activity  map  of  a  country  show?  

A. Where  its  people  live  B. What  kind  of  climate  it  has  C. How  high  its  mountains  are  D. How  its  people  make  a  living  

 16.  Use  the  graph  below  to  answer  the  following  questions:  

   

A. Nome  Alaska’s  highest  temperature  occurs  during  this  month:  _______________________  

B. In  which  month  does  Nome  receive  the  most  precipitation?  _________________________  

C. What  is  the  average  temperature  in  Nome  in  June?  ________________________________  

D. How  much  precipitation  falls  in  Nome  in  the  month  of  October?  ____________________  

 17.  Applying  Geography  Skills:  Identifying  Elements  of  a  Map  (over)  Use  the  map  and  your  knowledge  of  geography  to  complete  the  task  below:  1.  Identify  the  map  elements  marked  A-­‐E  on  the  chart  below.  2.  Briefly  describe  what  each  element  tells  a  map  user.      

   

18.  The  Task:  Writing  Directions  from  a  Map  of  Washington  D.C.  This  map  is  a  large-­‐scale  map  of  Washington  D.C.  It  shows  streets  and  landmarks  that  are  found  in  our  nation’s  capital.  Your  task  is  to  help  someone  find  the  way  from  the  National  Aquarium  to  the  National  Portrait  Gallery.    

   1.  On  the  map,  locate  the  National  Aquarium.  Draw  a  route  a  person  could  use  to  walk  from  there  to  the  National  Portrait  Gallery.      2.  Use  the  route  you  marked  to  write  directions  for  this  walk.  Write  your  directions  in  the  space  provided  using  complete  sentences.    In  your  directions,  be  sure  to  do  these  four  things:  

A. Give  your  directions  a  title.  B. Describe  the  relative  location  of  the  National  Aquarium  compared  to  the  

National  Portrait  Gallery  using  the  map’s  scale  and  compass  rose.    C. Describe  your  route  street  by  street.  At  each  turn,  indicate  which  way  the  

person  should  be  walking.  Use  cardinal  directions.    D. Describe  the  location  of  the  National  Portrait  Gallery  at  the  end  of  your  route.    

                     

   

19.  Applying  Geography  Skills:  Identifying  Landforms  and  Water  Bodies  Landforms  and  water  bodies  are  marked  A  to  J  on  the  diagram.  Label  them  below,  using  the  terms  in  the  word  bank.

20. Using  Longitude  and  Latitude:  Use  the  *provided  map  (use  the  1.7  reading  notes  map)  to  answer  the  following  questions.      Find  the  city  at  these  locations:    1.  15°  N,  17°  W   _________________________    2.  41°N,  29°E      _________________________    3.  35°N,  51°E     _________________________    4.  33°S,  71°W       _________________________    5.  6°S,  107°E        _________________________      

21. Locating the Continents and Oceans Use the *provided map (use 1.6 reading notes map) to identify the Continents and Oceans: 1. __________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________ 4. __________________________________________ 5. __________________________________________ 6. __________________________________________ 7. __________________________________________ 8. __________________________________________ 9. __________________________________________ 10. _________________________________________ 11. _________________________________________ 12. _________________________________________ 22. Use the same map to identify major lines of latitude and longitude: A. ___________________________________________ B. ___________________________________________ C. ___________________________________________ D. ___________________________________________ E. ___________________________________________ F.____________________________________________ G. ___________________________________________