Chapter 1 TEST REVIEW

Which line is used as a starting point to measure longitude?

History is the study of Earth and its peoples, and environment.

Which of the following is an example of a land form?

Which of the following helps people get directions while they are driving ?

Understanding how to use geography helps people make good decisions about the world.

A--------shows how a measured place on a map corresponds to actual distance?

What is the name of the line that is equally distant from the North pole and South pole?

If you use Google Maps to help you find a nearby pizza Palor, you are using a geographical skill

Lines of longitude measures distances on Earth---------

You use a map's scale bar to determine how many miles in the real world each inch on the map represents.

Geography is the study of Earth and its people,places and ------------?

A map that focuses on showing detailed small area is called a ---------

What is the one way in which maps and globes differ?

Satellites use remote sensing to gather information about Earth from far away

All map projections show the correct size of areas in relation to one another.

Earth is described as dynamic because it is -------

What is remote sensing ?

Carlos does not understand what the blue lines on his map represent. Where should he look at to find the answer?

To understand what the map is showing, you should look at the -------------

Which of the following divides Earth into Northern & Southern Hemisphere?

Physical map shows what type of information?

Which of the following places belong to the same region?

Which of the following shows places on the Earth's surface the most accurate?

Political maps show which type of features

People who make maps are called-------

which type of map would show the boundaries of countaries?

Which of the following best shows the steps in a process?

People can affect the environment but the environment cannot affect people

Geographers study how places change over time.

Which system gathers, stores and analyzes geographical information

The study of wind currents , earthquakes and climate is part of what essential elements?

When a Geographer studies how people make laws,what is he studying?

What are locations on Earth with Unique features called?

Which is a type of location that describes where a place is relative to another place?

Each half of the Earth is called a hemisphere

GPS stands for Geographical Positioning System

What is difference between absolute and relative locations?

What is one type of physical feature that can be used to describe locations on Earth?

Places that share similar characteristics are called--------

Which of these tools provide practical information about the location of physical & human features?