On this page, I will be announcing quizzes, tests and other projects. In
addition to the announcements, there will be electronic versions of study
guides for all unit tests.
9-28
The first test of the school year will be tomorrow (9-29). The test will
cover all of the material that was given during my jury duty.
Study Guide for the Map Test:
Study Guide
Test #2
Locating Places: Maps
Map Elements:
1. Title
2. Scale Bar
3. Latitude/Longitude
4. Key/Legend
5. Map
6. Compass Rose/North Arrow
Types of Maps:
1. Political
2. Physical
3. Thematic
1) Lines of Latitude: East and West…Equator (impact of equator on
temperature)
2) Lines of Longitude: North and South…Prime Meridian
3) Absolute and Relative Location
4) Aerial Photos
5) Climate/Precipitation
6) 7 continents, 4 oceans
7) Inset
8) Map Grid
9) Intermediate and Cardinal Directions
10) 4 Hemispheres….be able to tell the hemisphere of a location
11) Time Zones…3 hours behind in California, 2 hours behind in Denver, 1
hour behind in Chicago…same Longitude, same time zone.
12) Tropic of Cancer/Tropic of Capricorn= Tropical Climate Zone
13) Population Density Activity: Where do most of the people live?
Why? How does that impact highways?
