1st Semester Exam Review
PART 2
Step 1:
Answer all the questions on the Slides using the
Glossary in the back of the book or Google.com.
Step 2:
Seriously, type in all your answers.
Step 3:
Show me the completed Slide Show for a 10 point
bonus on your exam!!!!
What is a compass rose?
Fill in the blank!
A drawing on a map that shows _________.
Make sure you can find a compass rose on the map!
Political map
 How do you know that the previous slide is a
political map?
Thematic Map
 Maps that show climate, vegetation, natural
resources, population density, economic
activities
 They could also show historical trends,
movement of people or ideas…
 Pretty much any map with a “theme”
Thematic Maps
 How can you tell this is a thematic map??
Answer:
To locate places
north or south
of the Equator,
geographers
use lines of
latitude.
The Equator is at 0 degrees latitude
What is the lowest latitude and
the highest latitude?
0 degrees = equator
90 degrees = poles (but what
poles)
It is necessary to add N or S, so that it’s clear
whether you are north or south of the equator
Each degree north or south of the equator
represents approximately 69 miles
Seismographs
Seismograph
Cool picture of a seismography, right?
 So, what does a seismograph measure?
Answer:
Permafrost
 What is it??
Answer:
Moving west!
 What big purchase in
1803 set the stage for
westward exploration
and settlement?
Answer:
Desert climate zone
 Deserts are determined by the average
amount of yearly rainfall… since Antarctica
doesn’t get any rain… is Antarctica a
desert?
Answer:
Semester Exam Tips
Bring your laptop!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Study the review!!!
Check the schedule on the cardboard by the
door – the 7th period exam is WEDNESAY!