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GEO Unit 1: Tools of Geography
GEO Unit 1: Tools of Geography
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what kind of map would an airplane pilot use?
mercator
polar
interrupted
robinson
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an economic activity map would show you
climate
vegetation
population
how people make a living
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what is the name of the yellow continent
spongebob
africa
australia
south america
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what kind of source would be used for studying geography?
all of these
photographs
maps
satellite images
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what would be the best description of this image?
fjord
isthmus
peninsula
island
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what causes the changing seasons?
the sun god
the earth's tilt
lines of longitude
king neptune
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this image is showing you examples of...
climate
economic activity
population density
vegetation uses
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Tomorrow's forecast is 70 and sunny. This is the...
weather
climate
precipitation
vegetation
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the meridian that separates the E and W hemispheres is the
equator
tropic of capricorn
prime meridian
king neptune
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this map would be good for
shopping
figuring out land mass
flying a plane
navigating the oceans
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Ocean Lakes HS is West of the Atlantic Ocean. This is an example of
an address
absolute location
relative location
using the global grid
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where would you look to find out what the symbols on a map represent?
title
key or legend
google
the globe
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an area with one or more features that sets it apart from other areas
countries
cities
continents
regions
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what influences climate?
elevation
ocean currents
all of these
latitude
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what kind of map is this?
climate
population density
political
regional
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Virginia Beach is located at 36.8529° N, 75.9780° W - this is an example of
absolute location
using a mental map
thematic map
relative location
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what's an example of what you'd find on a physical features map?
Climate of Virginia Beach
population density of Norfolk
how people make money in VA
Chesapeake bay
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Your climate impacts
the average temperature
the seasons
typical precipitation
all of these
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australia is in the
western hemisphere
southern hemisphere
northern hemisphere
pineapple under the sea
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what would be the best description of this picture?
volcanic island
archipelago
isthmus
atoll
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this image is showing you examples of
winter
seasons
climate
precipitation
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the pattern of weather over a long period of time is known as the
climate
temperature
population
precipitation
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this image is most likely displaying _____________ farming
subsistance
terraced
rice
commerical
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this image is most likely showing ___________ farming
subsistence
rice
commerical
terraced
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line on the globe where a new day begins or ends
international date line
tropic of cancer
prime meridian
equator
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this map would best be used for
navigating the oceans
flying a plane
determining the proper size of the continents
eating a sandwhich
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which of the following would be an example of a thematic map?
vegetation
climate
physical features
all of the above
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What does the relative location of a place tell you?
Themap projection being used to show a place
Where a place is compared toanother place
The longitude and latitude of aplace
Which symbol shows a place on amap
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an area that has one or more features in common is known as a
landform
region
city
problem
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where in the world would you most likely find tropical wet climate?
all
high
middle
low
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north, south, east, and west are known as
intermediat directions
<p>the map grid</p>
blue bird directions
cardinal directions
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where in the world would you most likely find warm to hot summers and cool to cold winters?
middle
high
all
low
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a maps scale compares
distance on a map
lines of longitude
blondes to brunettes
apples to oranges
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What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?
scales
thematic maps
longitude and latitude
globes
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what is the name of the largest continent?
south america
antarctica
cookie monster
asia
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the parallel of latitude located at 0 degrees is the
equator
peanut
tropic of cancer
prime meridian
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Basic facilities and services provided by the government for its people. These are known as...
interstate
intercommerce
infrastructure
economy
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the smallest continent's name is
africa
north america
australia
oscar
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where in the world would you most likely find a tundra climate?
high
all
middle
low
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lines that run parallel to the equator
prime meridian
longitude
conga lines
latitude
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Maps cannot represent the exact size or shape of Earth’s features because of
pineapples
tilt
hemispheres
distortion