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World Geography Chapter 1
World Geography Chapter 1
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What is the advantage of Goode's Interrupted Equal Area Projection Map?
shows latitiude lines
it shows north and south poles
shows true size and shape of land mass
accurate distance
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What is a perceptual region?
map that includes a central place and surrounding areas
an exact position
a map that shows elevation
an area connected by feelings or impressions,not by fact
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What do geographers do?
research
observe
analyze
study maps
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What is a formal region?
the shortest path on a globe
an area that includes a central place
an area characterized by a certain characteristic
an area connected by feelings
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What type of map would you use for directions?
political map
thematic map
physical map
economic map
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What is the great circle route?
the shortest path between two places on a globe
a line on a flat map
a map that shows elevation
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Internal maps relate to....
individuals perception of the geograpic world around them
maps inside technological devices
specfic topics of geography
layers of the earth, such as soil
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What is a limtation of geospatial technology is that it cannot show information about...
the impact of industry
why humans do things
things below the surface
areas humans cannot safely visit
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3 major ways the round earth is projected on a flat surface
directional, spatial, spherical
planar,conic,cylindrical
geometric, longitude, lattitude
regional, topographic, relief
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What is spatial persepective
an exact location
an identification of one place by referring to another
a way of looking at patterns and their relationships
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Which is the best comparison to the geographic term 'situation'
a position relative to other places and features
a socially important situation
a latitude line where something happens
a specific site in a certain time period
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When geographers acquire geographic information by direct observation, they
look at various maps created
look for evidence on the internet
conduct interviews and surveys
visit a place or use information from remote sensing devices
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To properly understand places geographers must
focus only objective data
focus on land and water
focus on longitude and latititude
focus broadly on culture, politics, history, andf economics
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What is a functional region?
an area that characterized by a unified quality
an area connected by feelings
an area that includes a central place and related places
the shortest path between two places on a globe
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Lines parallel to the equater are
latitudinal
longitudinal
barometric
geometric
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What is a planar projection?
a map that provides shortest distances center to any point
an exact position
an identification of one place be referring to another
a map that shows the image in a cone shape
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What is relative location?
an identification of one place by referring to another
the shortest path between two places on a globe
an exact location
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How many elements of geography are there?
5
7
3
6
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what does a situation refer to?
a relative location
a exact location
a park
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A reading of 36 degrees north latitude and 140 degrees east longitutde provides
planar projection
relative position
global reckoning
absoulute location
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What is relief?
a map that provides short distance
a map that shows physical elevations
an area characterized by a certain quality
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What is absolute location?
an identification of one place by referring to another
an exact location
directions by landmarks
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What type of map always shows data or some type of iniformation
physical map
political map
thematic map
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In addition to direct observation, geographers gather information through..
mapping, analyzing, and participating in ecotourism
attending cultural events
using technology, analyzing stats and mapping
interviewing and ecotourism
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What is a map projection?
a forumla used to represent a curved earth on a flat surface
a formula for solving math equations
a way to display images
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What does a site refer to?
an exact location
a relative location
a park
