Unit 1: Map Skills and Physical Geography Exam Review.

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Unit 1: Map Skills and Physical Geography Exam Review

What is geography?

What’s the difference?

Explain Projection...

What’s up with that? Why does South America look different on each projection?

Name the projection!

Why do maps have a grid system?

Practice: What are the coordinates for Austin, TX? Lago Vista? What city is located at 30.45°N, 98.1°W?

What is a map scale used for?

What type of map is this?

What type of map is this?

What type of map is this? McDonald’s 2004

What type of map is this?

Name these lines:

Which sphere? 1 2 3

Which type of plate boundary builds mountains?

Which type of plate boundary causes seafloor spreading?

Explain how volcanoes are formed...

When it is winter in Venice, Italy, what season is it in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?

What is a Delta?

Describe the effect caused by a rain shadow...

Name the biome...

Describe temperatures at higher altitudes...

Adaptation or Modification?