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6th grade History
History Chapt 1 test study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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