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.