Thematic Maps and Physical Geography Review
1. Circle the names of the 6 thematic maps we have learned about in class.
economic, political, population density, time zone, physical, climate, socio-economic,
electoral, vegetation zone, environmental
2. The purpose of the map below is to show ______of countries. This is a ______map.
3. An economic activity map shows how the people of a country use the countries ______to make a living. Examples of economic activity are ______, ______, ______
4. Would a woman in Africa most likely be engaged in commercial farming or subsistence farming?
Why?
5. The map of Europe below shows different types of ______zones.
6. A physical features map shows ______and ______.
7. Name the 7 continents as shown on the world map.
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8. An archipelago is defined as ______. Give 3 examples of countries that are archipelagos- ______, ______, and ______.
9. An isthmus is a narrow piece of land connecting ______.
10. A ______is described as being dry and arid, few plants and trees and receives less than ____inches of precipitation a year.
11. The vegetation zone with trees with broad, flat leaves that shed before winter is ______.
12. The climate of Texas includes ______.
The climate in the Northern part of North America is ______.
(Refer to the climate map in Geog. Alive)
13. Russia and Alaska have a vegetation zone with the coldest and harshest temperatures. This vegetation zone is a treeless plain with few mosses, grasses and scrubs is called ______.
14. Describe a mixed forest. ______.
15. ______is the study of features of the earth including landforms, bodies of water, plants, climate and animals.
16. Population density is the number of people ______. The map below shows the urban ______of China.
17. Latitude measures distance ______and south of the ______.
18. Longitude measures distance east and ______of the prime ______.
19. Label the 4 hemispheres on the maps below.