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Introduction to Geography 1.2
Introduction to Geography 1.2
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A quiz to introduce geography concepts.
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1
To pinpoint absolute location of a place, geographers use __________________.
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
latitude and longitude
the North and South poles
nearby location
2
What Canadian land form covers about half of the country?
A huge plain area
A mountain chain
The Rocky Mountains
The Canadian shield
3
How do geographers use the theme of regions?
to make comparisons
to show how people affect their environment
locate places
identify trade routes
4
What continent is this?
Asia
Europe
Africa
Austrialia
5
What continent is this?
Europe
Africa
South America
Asia
6
What are the five themes of geography?
Absolute location, travel, region, states and borders
Location, Place, Religion, and Borders
Kitchen, Place, Regions, Movement & Human-Environment...
Location, Place, Region, Movement & Human Environment...
7
Lines of ________ circle the Earth parallel to the Equator.
longitude
degrees
latitude
Prime Meridian
8
This statement best describes the Great Lakes.
They are salt water lakes
They are a huge, slow moving sheet of ice
HOMES
They are the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world
9
Why is the St Lawrence River so important?
It connects to Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
It connects the Great Lakes to the Pacific Ocean
It connects the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico
I connects east and west sides of the Rocky Mountains
10
What is the study of the earth called?
Earth Science
Geography
Social Studies
Earthology
11
What continent is this?
South America
Antarctica
Africa
North America
12
A river that flows into a larger river is called ________.
The Great Salt Lake
Huge
a tributary
the Mississippi River
13
What is this?
A map scale
Longititude
A compass rose
A map key
14
Geographers study many things, including oceans, plant life, landforms and ___________.
comets
asteriods
geography
people
15
A globe shows the Earth's continents on a much smaller _______________.
Projection
scale
key
Detail
16
What is this?
A map
A map key
A compass rose
A map scale
17
What is the study of the earth called?
Earth Science
Social Studies
Geography
Earthology
18
What is a mountain chain in the United States that becomes the Laurentian Highlands in Canada?
Appalachian Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Mount St. Helen
Rocky Mountains
19
People invented flat maps because globes cannot show __________.
Cities
Enough detail
Too much detail
Oceans
20
How were the Great Lakes formed?
Mountains
Glaciers
Ocean water
Rivers
21
What continent is shown in red?
Africa
North Pole
Antarctica
South America
22
What continent is this?
Australia
South America
North America
Asia
23
Geographers use the five themes of geography to _________.
study world music
measure locations
study world history
organize information
24
The Prime Meridian runs through _______________.
Alaska
Greenwich, England
South America
North America
25
Why do geographers prefer the Robinson projection?
It accurately shows the size and shape of most of the land.
It has all of the cardinal directions.
It shows the earth on a smaller scale.
It's easy to fold.
26
All flat maps show some ______, or misrepresentation, of the original shapes.
Misrepresentation
Projection
Distortion
Scale
27
What continent is this?
Alaska
Europe
South America
North America
28
What lies between the Rockies and the Appalachians?
The Canadian Shield
A huge area of mountains
A huge area of mountains
A huge plain area
29
What is this?
A map key
a compass rose
A map scale
a continent
30
What does the theme of movement help geographers to understand?
the climate of a place
a location's physical and human features
how far a place is from the Equator
how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another
31
What is a disadvantage is a Mercator projection?
It show correct shapes but not true sizes
Continents are missing
The grid lines
There wasn't a disadvantage
32
The lines of latitude that divide the globe into units called ______.
Poles
Degrees
Oceans
Continents
33
Where is the hottest place in North America?
Death River
Death Valley
Death Mountain
Death Ocean
34
What is a Glacier?
A boat
A huge, slow moving river
where snow comes from
A huge, slow moving sheet of ice
35
The _____ is the imaginary line that circles the earth at its widest point.
Degrees
Equator
Compass Rose
Prime Meridian
36
A representation of the earth on a flat piece of paper is called________________.
Projection
Cardinal Direction
Scale
A globe
37
What continent is this?
Australia
North America
Africa
Japan
38
What is the Continental Divide?
A major river in Canada
The Canadian shield
The hottest place in North America
Separates rivers flowing to opposite sides of the continent
39
A round model of the earth is called ___________
A globe
Distortion
Map Key
Scale
