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Date:
Questions 1-15: Label the directions
of the compass rose. Spell out the
words on the line, and write
the abbreviations in the box.
Northwest
West
Southwest
Block:
North
NW
NE
W
Northeast
E
SE
SW
East
Southeast
S
South
Use the map of Ohio and the compass rose to answer the
following questions.
16.
Youngstown is _northeast____ of
Dayton.
17.
Canton is __ south_______
of Cleveland.
18.
Cincinnati is in the
19.
20.
______southwest_____ corner
of the state.
_____ Columbus_________ is the
capital of Ohio.
In which general direction
would you travel from
Youngstown to Cincinnati?
____ southwest___________
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21.
(Correct spelling will count! There will NOT
be a word bank on the test.)
Michigan
Indiana
West Virginia
List the five states that border Ohio:
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
a.
b.
B
c.
A
C
d.
E
D
e.
22.
Label the regions of the United States.
Northeast
Midwest
Southeast
Southwest
B
E
C
D
Michigan
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
West
a.
A
Pennsylvania
b.
c.
d.
e.
West
Midwest
Northeast
Southeast
Southwest
23. True
False
The imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern Hemisphere
and Southern Hemisphere is the Equator
24. True
False
All map scales are the same.
25. True
False
A map that shows human features is a physical map.
26. True
False
Glaciers are slow moving sheets of ice.
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Use the scale on the map to answer the distance question below. Draw a line between each
pair of cities in each question. Use a different color for each one.
35.
What is the approximate distance from Buffalo, NY to Orlando, FL?
About 1,000 miles
36.
What is the approximate distance from Dallas, TX to Denver, CO?
About 600 miles
What is the approximate distance from Pierre, SD to Los Angeles, CA?
About 1,200 miles
What is the approximate distance from St. Louis, MO to Reno, NV?
About 1,550 miles
BONUS QUESTION:
Show your work in the box below.
If you flew from Washington D.C. to Buffalo, NY and continued on by flying to
Pierre, SC, then to Reno, NV, then to Seattle, WA, what would be the total
approximate miles traveled?
Total:
about 2,900 miles
Work space for bonus question.
Washington DC to Buffalo, NY = 300 miles
Buffalo, NY to Pierre, SC = 1,000 miles
Pierre, SC to Reno, NV = 1,000 miles
Reno, NV to Seattle, WA = 600 miles
300 + 1,000 + 1,000 + 600 = 2,900 miles
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Match each item on the left with the correct item on the right. Write the letter
on the line.
a. Imaginary lines running
east and west on Earth
F
Till Plains
1.
b. Using a landmark to
discover another place’s
G
Absolute location
location
2.
c. A map that shows human
features
A
latitude
3.
d. Region of the United
States we live in
B
Relative location
4.
e. North, South, East and
West
D
Midwest
5.
f.
Region of Ohio we live in
6.
I
Ohio River
g.
7.
E
Cardinal directions
h.
8.
9.
10
J
H
C
longitude
The exact spot where
something is located on
Earth
Northeast, Southeast,
Northwest and Southwest
i.
Southern border of Ohio
j.
Imaginary lines running
north and south on Earth
Intermediate directions
Political map
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