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Absolute location is
a) Where a place is in relation to another place
b) The directions on a compass rose, such as southeast
c) The precise point where a place is located on Earth
d) Are the directions North, South, East and West
To calculate the density of a place, divide the total number of people living there by the location’s total land area.
a) The Higher the Result the Less Crowded the area is
b) The Lower the Result the More crowded the area is
c) The Higher the Result the more crowded the area is
d) There is no link between the result and how populated an area is.
The Difference between an Isthmus and a Peninsula is
a) The Isthmus is surrounded on three sides by water and The Peninsula is surrounded on two sides by water
b) The Isthmus is surrounded on two sides by water and The Peninsula is surrounded on three sides by water
c) An Isthmus is one of the largest bodies of water that makes up 70% of the earth and Peninsulas are bodies of Freshwater from
d) A Peninsula is one of the largest bodies of water that makes up 70% of the earth and an Isthmus is a body of Freshwater from
___________ are landforms with steep sides and high peaks that rise above the ground around them.
a) Plains
b) Estuary
c) Mountains
d) Peninsula
When an area has similar physical characteristics, political ties, and human traditions we call that area a___________?
a) Location
b) Place
c) Political Map
d) Region
How many time zones are there?
a) 20
b) 15
c) 24
d) 1
How Many Degrees of longitude between each time zone?
a) 24
b) 15
c) 100
d) 1
Relative Location is
a) The precise point where a place is located on Earth
b) Where a place is in relation to another place
c) Are the directions North, South, East and West
d) The directions on a compass rose, such as southeast
Hickory Hills is about 3 miles east of Highway 65 is an example of this.
a) Distortion
b) Absolute Location
c) Region
d) Relative Location
Galiver Sweden is at North 73 14 09 East 35 16 11 is an example of this
a) Region
b) Distortion
c) Absolute Location
d) Relative Location
The Corn Belt is an example of this because of the similar characteristics of the places that make it up.
a) Region
b) Distortion
c) Absolute Location
d) Relative Location
Because of this places on a map change size, shape and position, when trying to the fit images of a globe on a map
a) Absolute Location
b) Relative Locatio
c) Distortion
d) Region
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