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Geography Chapter 1, Lessons 1 & 2
Geography Chapter 1, Lessons 1 & 2
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1
What are weather conditions in a place over a long period of time?
landform
climate
vegetation
geography
2
Which "Theme of Geography" describes how people, goods, and ideas move around?
location
place
location
movement
3
Define Geography
The study of oceans and mountains
The study of space
seven large land masses
The study of earth and its people
4
Define the word
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continents"
One piece of land divided into regions
Oceans and land that make up the world
Seven large landmasses that divide earth
5
The world's earliest maps were written on ________________
clay tablets
wooden blocks
paper
6
Which "Theme of Geography" describes how people relate to their physical world?
location
human interaction
movement
region
7
What map term shows directions N, S, E, W?
symbol
scale
compass rose
legend
8
Today's maps use ________________
satellites and GPS technology
dot-to-dot technology
road map technology
9
Naturally formed features on the earth's surface are called ___________
landforms
mountains
oceans
islands
10
Which map projection shows all continents, but it is stretched at the north and south?
Homolosine
Mercator
Robinson
11
What map term represents items such as cities and natural resources?
symbols
scale
compass rose
longitude
12
What "line" divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres?
Equator
Prime Meridian
Hemisphere
13
Which map projection divides the oceans, but distances are not correct?
Robinson
Homolosine
Mercator
14
What type of map shows landforms and bodies of water?
political
physical
thematic
15
What is the importance of the
geographic grid
?
So geographers can create maps
So geographers can find exact location
To help students learn geographical math
16
Which "Theme of Geography" identifies precise spots?
location
place
region
movement
17
lines of measurement that run north and south are called ___________
lines of latitude
lines of attitude
lines of longitude
signs of magnitude
18
What map term explains what symbols and shapes are on a map?
legend
scale
latitude
compass rose
19
What type of map shows certain information such as vegetation or population?
physical
thematic
political
20
What "line" divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Equator
Hemisphere
21
Which map projection is used in textbooks, but is flat at the north and south?
Robinson
Mercator
Homolosine
22
What type of map shows features that people have created, such as cities and states?
physical
thematic
political