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Pearson Education Test A
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1
Geographers learn how Earth and its people affect each other.
True
False
2
Because globes are not practical or easy to carry, what was invented?
tour guides
backpacks
flat maps
smaller globes
3
Which of these is NOT a region?
global warming
climate
time-zone
geographical features
4
Lines of latitude
run
in the same direction as longitude.
parallel with the Equator
east and west.
north and south.
5
The study of our Earth is called
Geography
Sociology
Scientology
Earthology
6
The theme of movement explains how people, goods and ideas move from place to place.
False
True
7
The 5 themes of Geography are
who, what, where, why and how
Asia, Africa, Australia, Antartica, Europe
Continents, countries, capitals, cities and towns
location,region,place,movement,human environment interaction
8
Geographers use longitude and latitude to identify absolute locations.
True
False
9
Cardinal directions are. . .
northwest and southwest.
left and right.
north, south, east and west.
the South Pole and the North Pole.
10
The U.S. capital is located 38 miles southwest of Baltimore is an example of
absolute location
relative location
11
Distortion may change the shape of
the map key
land masses
capital cities
the oceans
12
The part of the map that tells you the actual distance on land?
scale bar
title
compass rose
key
13
The Earth's round surface on a flat surface is called. . .
projection
cardinal
geography
absolute
14
What causes distortion on a map?
small towns are hard to represent on a map
Mountains don't show well
The Earth is round and maps are flat
Map makers that don't work hard enough
15
The best representation of Earth is a
globe
conic projection
topical map
cylindrical projection
16
Which of these is
NOT
described in the theme of place?
the land's physical features
what the climate is like
its exact location using latitude and longitude
how people live there
17
Human-Environment Interaction tells
how cultural features define a location
how old the Earth is.
how people migrate
how we affect the environment and it affects humans.
18
Lines that
run
North to South are called
longitude
meridians
cardinal
latitude
19
What are the two questions geographers seek to answer?
Where are things located? and Why are they there?
Who created Earth? and Why do we speak different languages?
What is the deepest ocean? and What is the tallest mountain?
Where is Waldo? and How did Dori get lost?
20
Why did geographers create the 5 themes of Geography?
they wanted to create something
to argue how they are similar
to organize the information
to explain their findings
