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Quiz Review for Oakland MAISA Unit 1: Foundations of World Geography
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1
What
continent
is this?
Africa
Europe
Asia
Australia
2
What
ocean
is this?
Arctic
Pacific
Southern
Atlantic
3
Which is the more accurate representation of the earth?
Mercator Projections
Robinson Projections
Globes
Maps
4
Geography includes studying different spatial scales. The spatial scales include:
Latitude and Longitude
Physical and Human Geography
Symbols in the Legend
Local, Regional, Inter-regional, and Global
5
Which social scientist studies human societies and how humans organize themselves in groups?
Organizologist
Groupologist
Sociologist
Socialite
6
Geography is the study of ____ ?
Earth!
Earth and How Humans Interact with the Earth!
Humans!
Environmental Changes on Earth!
7
What
continent
is this?
Australia
Europe
Africa
Asia
8
What are two questions a geographer would ask when studying a location?
Where is it and why is it sooo far away?
Where is it and why do I have to go there?
Where is it and why does it smell so bad there?
Where is it and why is it there?
9
BONUS:
What kind of animal is this?
Wombat
Aye-aye
Pika
Capybara
10
What is the name geographers use to describe the errors that occur in all flat maps?
Probelms
Disorders
Disenfranchisements
Distortions
11
What
ocean
is this?
Southern
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
12
Which Theme of Geography asks:
What is it like there?
Region
Movement
Place
Location
13
A person chopping down trees in a forest is an example of which theme?
Place
Region
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
14
Which of the following is an example of
absolute location
?
Pennfield Middle School is in Battle Creek
Pennfield Middle School is at 8587 Pennfield Rd.
Pennfield Middle School is next to Dunlap
Pennfield Middle School is south of Lansing
15
Where Theme of Geography asks:
What does it have in common with similar areas?
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
Place
Region
16
Why do all flat maps have distortions?
This answer is incorrect
The earth moves around too much?
Earth is 3D sphere which is impossible to show on a 2D map
Oranges! They ruin everything!
17
Why do geographers use the geographic inquiry process?
To study a variety of problems on local and global scales
To examine the rate of cultural change around the world
To conduct scientific research about social studies topics
To be prepared to meet the changing needs of society
18
BONUS:
What college football team does this helmet belong to?
Oregon
Oregon State
Minnesota
Minnesota State
19
Which of the following is an example of
relative location
?
Pennfield Middle School is in Battle Creek
Pennfield Middle School is south of Lansing
Pennfield Middle School is at 8587 Pennfield Rd.
Pennfield Middle School is next to Dunlap Elementary
20
Which social scientist studies how cultures develop among humans?
Culturologist
Anthropologist
Sociologist
Historian
21
A person using the internet to talk to someone in another country best fits which theme?
Human-Environment Interaction
Region
Movement
Place
22
Which social scientist studies our world by investigating people, events and ideas of the past?
Anthropologist
Historian
Sociologist
Geographer
23
Which Theme of Geography asks:
How do people interact with the environment?
Location
None of the Above
Region
Place
24
Where Theme of Geography asks:
Where is it?
Human-Environment Interaction
Region
Location
Place
25
Which social scientist studies how people produce, distribute and consume goods and services?
Anthropologist
Sociologist
Economist
Political Scientist
26
Which social scientists studies government, rules and laws?
Economist
Political Scientist
Historian
Anthropologist
