Map Skills Components Quiz

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What is the purpose of a map's legend?

To display the compass directions

To explain the symbols and colors used on the map (correct)

To indicate the population density

To show the title of the map

In geography, what does latitude primarily determine?

The time zone of a location

The population density of an area

The climate of a place (correct)

The angular distance from the prime meridian

What is the main characteristic of a Discontinuous Ecumene?

Spread out and separated population

Continuous and permanent settlement

Clustered population in small groups

Significant patches of settlement with sparsely populated land (correct)

What does the term CMA (Census Metropolitan Area) refer to?

An urban area with a population over 100,000 centered around a city Signup and view all the answers

In geography, what is the primary purpose of longitude?

Establishing a location's time zone Signup and view all the answers

What defines a Linear Population settlement?

A population settled along a line like a coastline or river Signup and view all the answers

Which geological process involves the wearing away and transportation of earthen materials by natural forces such as wind or water?

Erosion Signup and view all the answers

What is the theory that suggests Earth's land was once connected in one supercontinent, which later drifted apart to their current positions?

Pangea Signup and view all the answers

What are the three major types of rock involved in the rock cycle?

Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary Signup and view all the answers

Which landform region of Canada is characterized by its flat, fertile plains and lowlands?

The Lowlands Signup and view all the answers

What type of boundaries are formed when two tectonic plates move away from each other?

Divergent boundaries Signup and view all the answers

Which geological process involves the transformation of existing rocks due to heat and pressure?

Metamorphism Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to the process of breaking down or dissolving rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth?

Weathering Signup and view all the answers

What type of rocks are formed through the cooling and solidification of molten rock?

Igneous rocks Signup and view all the answers

What geological process involves the formation, movement, and recession of glaciers?

Glaciation Signup and view all the answers

Which tectonic boundary involves one tectonic plate sliding beneath another?

Subduction boundaries Signup and view all the answers

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