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World Geo Ch. 1
What are map projections?
What is a region?
World Geo Ch. 1
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What is a region?
A pattern of human movement
A pattern of human movement
A description of longitude & latitude
A group of places with common characteristics
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What are map projections?
Ways of showing mountains & valleys on a flat map
Ways of showing oceans on a flat map
Ways of showing Earth’s curved surface on a flat map
Flat maps that show no distortions
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Distorts scale & distance; most accurate at lines of latitude that touch globe; east-west landmasses like US & Russia
Cylindrical
Conical
Azimuthal
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What do geographers use the Global Positioning System to determine?
relative location
population density
land use
absolute location
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What do cartographers use to show Earth’s curved surface on a flat page?
Labels & symbols
Map projections
Areas of color
Map legend
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What type of information is found on a physical map?
States, provinces, & cities
Natural features
Boundaries between countries
Features that humans have created
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What are geographic patterns?
Categories of information about Earth
Key ideas about physical processes
Questions that geographers ask
Similarities among different places
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What is the main difficulty with map projections?
They show only land, not water
They have no room for grid lines
They make maps too large to carry
They all contain some distortion
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What does a political map show?
The population density of a given area
Human created features on Earth’s surface
The location of energy sources
Natural features on Earth’s surface
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Which is an example of relative location?
15° N, 45°E
The location of a place compared to other places
The exact location of a place
The description of location using latitude & longitude
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Which of the following is an example of Human-Environment Interaction?
A dam used to store water
chart of high temperatures
The spread of disease
The erosion caused by waves
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Which is an example of absolute location?
55° N, 15°E
Northwestern Europe
Next to America
south of the Tropic of Cancer
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Shows the true size of landmasses, but distorts shape
Conical
Azimuthal
Cylindrical
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What do geographers study?
The Earth & the people who live there
The reasons that people & nations engage in trade
The history of cities around the world
The science of how GPS works
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In which two hemispheres is the United States located?
Southern, Eastern
Northern, Western
Northern, Eastern
Southern, Western
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What does a map scale show?
How much distance is shown on a map
The height of mountainous regions
Directions north, south, east, & west
Geographic patterns
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What divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere?
The Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
The Prime Meridian
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What does a compass rose show?
The height of mountainous regions
Directions north, south, east, & west
Streets and famous landmarks
How much distance is shown on a map
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What divides the Western Hemisphere from the Eastern Hemisphere?
The Prime Meridian
The Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
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How are the places within a world region linked?
By trade, culture, & other human activities
By language, culture, & dress
By size & the presence of ocean currents
By size, language, & climate
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Used for navigation b/c it preserves direction, size of landmasses are distorted. Greenland looks larger than Australia.
Azimuthal
Cylindrical
Conical
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Which theme of geography explains the spread of religions around the world?
Location
Human Environment Interactions
Place
Movement
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Which is an example of a geographic pattern?
Several cities located near bodies of water
A river that flows between two mountains
Several islands off the coast of a continent
An ocean located near the North Pole
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What is the purpose of a large-scale map?
To show a large area on Earth’s surface
To show details, such as street names, of a particular place
To show the coastline of a particular area
To show the population of a particular area
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What map feature can help you determine the distance between two locations?
Scale
Distance Locator
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