Which of the following is an example of movement?

A cargo ship carrying manufactured products to the U.S.

Which of the following best describe political maps?

boundaries such as countries, states, provinces, and cities

A globe is more accurate than a map because a globe can show

The true shapes of continents and oceans

Geography can best be described as...

The study of earth, its features and people's interactions

Which of the following is an example of place?

Mountains, rivers, lakes, soil, animals

This biggest problem with Bahaim's original globe was what?

It didn't have the Americas in the western hemisphere

Which of the following is an example of Human Environment Interaction?

Plowing up prairie land to plant corn

Which of the following show an example of location?

"Cache Valley is located at 41 degrees north and 111 west"

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Geography Quiz 1

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Understanding key geographic principles.

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1
Which of the following is an example of movement?
Mountains, rivers, lakes, soil, animals
Plowing up prairie land to plant corn
The Sahara Desert
A cargo ship carrying manufactured products to the U.S.
2
Which of the following best describe political maps?
economic activity, migration patterns, battles
Mountains, hills, plains, lakes, rivers, oceans
boundaries such as countries, states, provinces, and cities
natural phenomenon such as earthquakes
3
A globe is more accurate than a map because a globe can show
The true shapes of continents and oceans
A particular region in lots of detail
City streets
A distorted view of the earth
4
Geography can best be described as...
Areas that are loosely defined by people's perception
Actions of people that result in changes to the environment
Is not useful when studying the history of the United States
The study of earth, its features and people's interactions
5
Which of the following is an example of region?
Mountains, rivers, lakes, soil, animals
The Sahara Desert
Plowing up prairie land to plant corn
A cargo ship carrying manufactured products to the U.S.
6
Which of the following is an example of place?
Mountains, rivers, lakes, soil, animals
A cargo ship carrying manufactured products to the U.S.
The Sahara Desert
Plowing up prairie land to plant corn
7
This biggest problem with Bahaim's original globe was what?
It showed that you could sail of the edge of the world
It didn't have the Americas in the western hemisphere
It placed Paris at the center of the world
It was missing the north and south pole
8
Which of the following is an example of Human Environment Interaction?
"Cache Valley is located at 41 degrees north and 111 west"
Mountains, rivers, lakes, soil, animals
Plowing up prairie land to plant corn
The Sahara Desert
9
Which of the following show an example of location?
"Cache Valley is located at 41 degrees north and 111 west"
A cargo ship carrying manufactured products to the U.S.
Mountains, rivers, lakes, soil, animals
Plowing up prairie land to plant corn
10
Geography can help us understand U.S. History because
Understand why societies develop in certain places
The development of U.S. can be understood through geography
all of the above
5 Themes can be used to break down all of history
11
The geographic grid system is:
made of latitude and longitude lines
Imaginary lines on the globe mark locations on earth
system that divides earth into hemispheres
all of the above
12
Relative location...
Both b and c
Specific location usually defined by latitude and longitude
Described by landmarks directions or distance from elsewhere
"I sit next to the window"

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