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Human Geography: Unit 1 Review
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What kind of map shows how many people live in a given area?
Political map
Population map
Economic map
Road/transportation map
2
What kind of map shows where resources such as oil, coal, and other minerals are found?
Road/transportation map
Political map
Economic map
Population map
3
Lines of longitude run east and west
True
False
4
Lines on a map that measure the distance North and South of the Equator
Lines of longitude
Lines of latitude
5
When geographers study human-environment interaction, they learn...
how schools are run
how climate changes
how agriculture develops
how people and their environment affect each other
6
Place can be described as:
WHY something is, like a building or area.
WHO something is, like a building or area.
WHAT something is, like a building or area.
WHERE something is, like a building or area.
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Areas that share common characteristics:
Human characteristic
Place
Location
Region
8
Lines that meet at the North and South poles
Longitude
Latitude
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What is a GPS system used for?
Analyzing spatial or geographic data to look at relationships/trends
Getting information about an object without making physical contact
Using satellite images to find absolute location on the Earth's surface
All of the above
10
What lines intersect at the North and South pole?
Lines of Latitude
Lines of Longitude
11
Lines on a map that measure the distance East and West of the Prime Meridian
Lines of latitude
Lines of longitude
12
If it is 3:00 p.m. in Oregon, what time is it in Illinois?
4:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
13
Distortion on a map may change the shape of the Prime Meridian
False
True
14
What do latitude and longitude lines help geographers identify?
The depths of oceans
The heights of mountains
Relative location
Absolute location
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Why are there always distortions on maps?
Maps are too small to hold enough info
Maps are flat and the earth is round
Mountains or plains don't show up on a map
Small towns are hard to represent on maps
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The directions from your house to Starbucks are examples of what?
Region
Place
Relative location
Absolute location
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What is a GIS system used for?
Getting information about an object without making physical contact
Using satellite images to find absolute location on the Earth's surface
Analyzing spatial or geographic data to look at relationships/trends
All of the above
18
Why is a globe more accurate than a map?
A globe is larger than a map
A map distorts the distances of the Earth's round surface
A map never includes parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude
A map can only show absolute location
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What kind of map shows features such as mountains, rivers, and elevations?
Political map
Road/transportation map
Population Map
Physical map
20
Human and physical characteristics are used to express
Location
Movement
Place
Region
21
Which themes help geographers organize information?
Location, population, and longitude
Region, popuation, place
Latitude, longitude, and movement
Location, region, place, movement, and human-environment interaction
22
Which geographic theme is used to express physical and human characteristics?
Region
Place
Population
Movement
23
What is relative location?
Absolute location is relative location
relative location is the exact location of something
all of the above
Relative location is the location of something nearby
24
The development of highways and roads is an example of what?
Region
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
25
Converting land used for farming into a housing development BEST describes which theme?
Human-environment interaction
Region
Movement
Location
26
Lines that are also called parallels
Longitude
Latitude
27
Lines of latitude run east to west
False
True
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Definition of absolute location
A unique place on earth with unique features
Actual space a place occupies on Earth
A space on the earths surface that has land
“IT RIGHT THERE!!”
29
A region is made up of areas that share common characteristics
True
False
30
What kind of maps shows major roads, U.S. Highways, and Interstates?
Road/Transportation Map
Physical map
Political Map
Economic map
31
What is the purpose of the world's time zones?
They make travel and communication easier
They allow for developed and developing nations to be equal in time
Ensures all nations enjoy the same seasons during the same months
They give more hours of daylight for work and recreation
32
Which is relative location?
McDonalds is in front of the mall
32.4487° N, 99.7331° W
33
To compare distances on a map to actual distances on land, what would you use?
The title
The Scale bar
The key
The Compass Rose
34
Which of the 5 themes shows how people, ideas, and goods travel around the Earth?
Population
Region
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
35
Whats an example of Absolute location
Mexico, North America. West of gulf of mexico
Borders the united states
23.6345° N, 102.5528° W Mexico
1,964,375km2
36
Which pair of basic questions guides geographers in their work?
Where things are located? Why are they there?
When did the Earth form? What is it made of?
Who lived where? When did they move?
What is the climate? Why has it changed?
37
What is a positive example of how the earth impacts us?
A hurricane
Gentle Spring rain
38
Saying you are from a northwest suburb of Chicago is an example of what?
An address
A fact
Relative location
Absolute location
39
N,S,E,W are...
Map scales
Cardinal directions
Map keys
Map projections
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What kind of map shows borders that divide nations from one another, names of countries/states, as well as capitals?
Population map
Road/transportation map
Political map
Physical map
