Unit 2 Practice Questions
When you stand facing North, you are looking toward the…
a)
b)
c)
d)
Prime meridian
Eastern Hemisphere
North Pole
South Pole
When you stand facing South, you are looking toward the…
a)
b)
c)
d)
Prime meridian
Eastern Hemisphere
North Pole
South Pole
When you stand facing East, you are looking toward the…
A) North pole
B) South Pole
C) Prime Meridian
What shows you the directions on the map?
a)
b)
c)
d)
A compass rose
A map scale
A map key
A global grid
What part of a map shows you how far apart locations are on a map?
a)
b)
c)
d)
A compass rose
A map scale
A map key
A global grid
What part of a map shows you what the different symbols on a map indicate?
a)
b)
c)
d)
A compass rose
A map scale
A map key
A global grid
Unit 2 Practice Questions
When you look at a compass rose, which direction does West point on a map?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Right
Left
Up
Down
When you look at a compass rose, which direction does South point on a map?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Right
Left
Up
Down
What kind of specialty map would you use to plan a driving trip to New York City?
A)
B)
C)
D)
A physical Map
A road map
A rainfall map
A historical map
What kind of specialty map would you use to plan a hiking trip on the Appalachian Trail?
a)
b)
c)
d)
A physical map
A road map
A rainfall map
A historical map
What kind of specialty map would you use to plan a reenactment of a battle that took place
during the Revolutionary War?
a)
b)
c)
d)
A physical map
A road map
A rainfall map
A historical map
What kind of specialty map would you use to know how many people live in an area?
a)
b)
c)
d)
A physical map
A population map
A rainfall map
A road map
Unit 2 Practice Questions
Longitude and latitude are imaginary lines used to show
a)
b)
c)
d)
The exact location of places on Earth
How many miles an inch on a map stands for
The intermediate directions on a map
The elevation of places above sea level
Latitude lines
a) Tell you how far North or South of the equator you are located
b) Tell how far West or East of the Prime Meridian you are located
c) Divide the earth into 3 parts
Longitude Lines
a) Tell you how far North or South of the equator you are located
b) Tell how far West or East of the Prime Meridian you are located
c) Divide the earth into 3 parts
Equator
A) The North Pole
B) An Imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
C) A country in South America
Which Region includes California, Alaska, and Hawaii?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Northeast
Southeast
Midwest
Southwest
West
Which Region includes New York, Maine, and Rhode Island?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Northeast
Southeast
Midwest
Southwest
West
Unit 2 Practice Questions
Which Region includes Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Dakota?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Northeast
Southeast
Midwest
Southwest
West
Which Region Includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, and New Mexico?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Northeast
Southeast
Midwest
Southwest
West
Which Region includes Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Northeast
Southeast
Midwest
Southwest
West
Which region has the Rocky Mountain Range?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Northeast
Southeast
Midwest
Southwest
West
Which region has the gulf coastal plain?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Northeast
Southeast
Midwest
Southwest
West
Unit 2 Practice Questions
Which regions touch the country of Mexico?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Northeast & Southeast
Southeast & Midwest
Midwest & Northeast
Southwest & West
West & Midwest
Which regions all touch the country of Canada?
a)
b)
c)
d)
West, Midwest, and Northeast
Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest
West, Southwest, and Midwest
Midwest, Southwest, and Northeast
Which region has the most area with above 96 inches of rainfall per year?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Northeast
Southeast
Midwest
Southwest
West
Which regions have the Mississippi River running through them?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Northeast & Southeast
Southeast & Midwest
Midwest & West
Southwest & West
West & Northeast
Which City is located at 35° N, 90°W?
a) Memphis, Tennessee
b) Tulsa, Oklahoma
c) Mobile, Alabama
Which City is located at 41° N and 80° W
a) Columbus, Ohio
b) Las Vegas, Nevada
c) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Unit 2 Practice Questions
Which City is located at 46° N and 123° W
a) Minneapolis, Minnesota
b) Portland, Oregon
c) Seattle, Washington
Write down the following information for Lansing, Michigan
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Latitude and Longitude (don’t forget the degree symbol and N(north) and W(west)
Population Density (don’t forget to write people per square mile)
Elevation (don’t forget to indicate if your numbers are feet above sea level, or meters
above sea level)
Rainfall (don’t forget to write inches per year)
Region
Write down the following for Charleston, South Carolina
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
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Latitude and Longitude (don’t forget the degree symbol and N(north) and W(west)
Population Density (don’t forget to write people per square mile)
Elevation (don’t forget to indicate if your numbers are feet above sea level, or meters
above sea level)
Rainfall (don’t forget to write inches per year)
Region