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6th grade History
History Chapt 1 test study guide
Question | Answer |
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Define absolute location | exact site |
Is an address and latitude and longitude coordinates an example of absolute or relative location? | absolute location |
Define relative location and give an example | directions by landmark |
Is the location up the hill from Casey's or blue house from the corner an example of absolute or relative location? | relative location |
define movement and give an example | describing the effects of anything that moves across the Earth (Ex. text, cell phones, trucks, planes) |
define place and give an example | physical and human aspects of a location (ex landforms, waterways, people, climate, language) |
define region and give an example | area of common features (ex Midwest, Northwest Iowa, Siouxland, Westside) |
Define human-environment interaction (without using the words human, environment, or interaction) and give an example | How people interact with the ecosystem (ex people depend on water, food, timber, natural gas) |
Name the cardinal directions | N, S, E, W |
Name the intermediate directions | N.E., S.E., S.W., NW |
Do the latitude lines go across horizontally or up and down vertically? | across horizontally |
Do the longitude lines go across horizontally or up and down vertically? | up and down vertically |
What degree is the equator? | 0 degrees latitude |
What degree is the prime meridian | 0 degrees longitude |
define a physical map | Physical maps show land and water features (ex mountains) |
define a political map | Political maps show the names and borders of countries, the locations of cities, and other human made features |
define a special purpose map | maps show specific kinds of information (ex climate, population, natural resources, transportation) |
Name the 7 continents | North America, South America, Asia, Europe Antarctica, Australia, Africa |
Name the 5 oceans | Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Southern Ocean |