Chpater 1 test
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- Most of the Western Hemisphere is covered by these continents...
- North and South America
- What are low hills at the base of a mountain called?
- foothills
- What are people who enter a country to settle called?
- immigrants
- What are small steep-sideed plateaus called?
- mesas
- What place is comprised of eight large islands and many smalled ones?
- Hawaii
- What is an area of land identified by common physical or cultural characteristics?
- region
- What are people's ideas, language, religion, and history called?
- cultural features
- What is the lowest and hottest place on Earth called?
- Death Valley
- What is the name of the meridian opposite the Prime Meridian called?
- International Date Line
- To say that New Orleans lies on the Mississippi River is to give its...
- relative location
- A cartographer is someone who...
- makes maps
- Maps made by Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli guided...
- Christopher Columbus
- Latitude and longitude are measured in degrees and...
- minutes
- The coordinates of a place give that place's...
- grid address
- A map that shows the main products made in each of the 50 states would be called a...
- special purpose map
- Central America is an example of...
- an isthmus
- California is the only place in North America where you can find a ....
- Mediterranean climate
- The four major bodies of water are oceans, rivers, lakes and...
- seas
- Lakes and rivers supply people with freshwater, transportation routes, and...
- energy
- Essay question: Explain one reason that a mp is better to use than a globe.
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1. you can see all 4 hemispheres at the same time
2. easier to carry
3. a map gives yu true direction and true distance