Names___________________

Hour______Due_______

 

Using and Understanding Legends on Maps

 

You will be using maps from three different sources to complete this assignment.  With a partner, use one of each of the following:

          Nystrom, Desk Atlas

          Rand McNally, Goode’s World Atlas

          Baerwald & Fraser, World Geography (text book)

 

Use your TEXTBOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

 

1. (Page 43)           What is the symbol for “direction of plate movement?”

                             (draw it here)

                             _____________________________________________________________

2. (Page 66-67)     What color is used to show the ice cap on this map?

                             _________________________________________

 

3. (Page 82)           What does purple on this map stand for?

                             _________________________________________

 

4. (Page 88)           Australia is predominantly what religion?

                             _________________________________________

 

5. (Page 277)         What is the symbol for copper?

                             _________________________________________

 

6. (Page 401)                    How many railroads lead to Moscow?

                             _________________________________________

 

7. (Page 573)  What does the legend of this cartogram tell you?

                             _________________________________________

 

8. (Page 589)  “3” on this map shows the location of what?


Use the NYSTROM, DESK ATLAS to answer the following questions.

 

9. (Page 12-13)     What color is used to represent “Polar” climate?

                             _________________________________________

 

10. (Page 18)          What color is used to show the densest population in North America?

                             _________________________________________

 

11. (Page 16)           What color is used to symbolize “nomadic herding?”

                             _________________________________________

 

12. (Page 5)            Draw the symbols used in this atlas on your paper. (Use color pencils)

                             Mountain Peak______________________________

                             Waterfall _________________________________

                             Rivers____________________________________

                             Dams_____________________________________

                             Seasonal or Dry Lake_________________________

                             Ice Cap___________________________________

                             Ice Shelf _________________________________

                             Canals____________________________________

                             Wetlands__________________________________

13. (Page 10)          What is the annual rain fall for most of western Europe?

                             _________________________________________

 

14. (Page 11)           What is the length of the growing season of your state?

                             _________________________________________

 

15. (Page 12-13)          What is the main climate type found along the equator?

                             _________________________________________

 


16. (Page 12-13)          What is the main climate type found in North Africa and Central Australia?

                             _________________________________________

 

17. (Page 16)          Which continent uses their land most for subsistence farming?

                             _________________________________________

 

Use the GOODE’S WORLD ATLAS to answer the following questions.

 

18. (Page 16-17)          What do the red arrows show? (Be sure to give a complete answer.)

                             _________________________________________

 

19. (Page 16-17)          What do the blue arrows show?

                             _________________________________________

 

Using the table of contents to find the map titled “January Normal Temperature,” answer the follwing:

 

20.  What temperature range is indicated by the light orange color?

       _____ to _____ degrees Fahrenheit.

 

21.   Is Africa colder or warmer than North America in January? ________

 

Use the map called “Annual Precipitation and Ocean Currents” to answer the following questions.

 

22.   Most of North America and Central Australia have between 20 and 40        inches of precipitation per year.  True _____ False ______

 

23.  Some areas along either side of the equator have 80 or more inches of precipitation per year.  True _______ False _______

 

 

>>OVER<<


Look at the World Physical Maps in all three atlases.

     GOODE’S ATLAS, Pages 4-5

                            NYSTOM DESK ATLAS, Pages 6-7

TEXTBOOK, Pages 14-15

 

24.  Describe how color is used in the same way on all three maps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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26. Find the three different world climate region maps. (Clue: use the table of contents, index or lists of maps).  List the titles of the maps you found, the atlas you found them in, and their page numbers.

 

1. _______________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________