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Chapter 1 World Geography
Chapter 1 World Geography
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Which is a map projection?
map projection
plannar projection
compromise projection
conical projection
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What does GPS stand for?
global punctual system
global positioning system
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Which map is a thematic map?
map of earth
flow-line map
cartograms
globe
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What is latitude?
imaginary lines that run parrallel
imaginary lines that go around the poles
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Uses latitude and longitude..
absolute location
relative location
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What is a topographic map?
map that shows features of earth's surface
a regular map
map of earth
representation of natural and man-made features on earth
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What is the definition of hemisphere?
absolute location
each half of the globe
grid system of imaginary lines
parallels and meridians
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What is geography?
patterns and connections between people and land
view of the world by looking at the use of space on earth
study of distribution/interaction of physical/human features
description of the earth
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What does GIS stand for ?
geography innovation system
geographic information system
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Equator is.......
imaginary lines dividing stuff
imaginary line that divides the north and south halves
eastern and western halves
idk
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What is a cartographer
mapmaker
studies maps
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What is longitude?
imaginary lines that go around the poles
imaginary lines that run parallel
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What is Landsat?
idk
satellite in space
a satellite that orbits earth
series of satellites that orbits earth
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Describes places in comparison to other places
relative location
absolute location
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What is a map?
a 2-dimensional presentation of earth's surface
3-d representation of earth's surface
idk
representation of selected parts of earth's surface
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What is political map?
shows features on earth's surface that humans created
shows landforms, bodies of water, elevations, etc.
a regular map
uses colors, symbols, dots, or lines to help see patterns
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What is prime meridian?
imaginary lines dividing the earth north & south
eastern and western hemispheres
imaginary lines dividing the earth east & west
northern and western hemisphere
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5 themes of geography?
immagration, place, region, location, economy
religion, place, movement, migration, region
there are no themes
location,region,place,human-environment interaction,movement
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What is a globe?
idk
3-dimensional representation of earth
3-d representation of earth's surface
a circle version of a map
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What is a physical map?
just a regular map
shows cities, borders, capitals, etc.
shows the world
shows the types of landforms & bodies of water
