Geo Ch 2

Question 1

What box explains what various symbols on a map stand for?

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Legend

Question 2

The word GEOGRAPHY comes from two roots meaning “written description”.

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False

Question 3

Line of longitude

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Meridian

Question 4

What are the imaginary lines that run east and west around the earth?

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Latitude

Question 5

Distance east or west of the prime meridian measured in degrees

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Longitude

Question 6

Argued for the idea that the sun, not the earth, is the center of the universe.

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Nicolaus Copernicus

Question 7

The most famous Roman geographer who promoted the idea that the earth is the center of the universe

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Ptolemy

Question 8

Divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

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Equator

Question 9

Distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees

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Latitude

Question 10

Each of the following is a type of map projection EXCEPT

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Hemispheric

Question 11

These divide colors on a relief map

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Contour Lines

Question 12

A method used to show the earth’s round surface on a flat map

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Projection

Question 13

A Greek mathematician who became the first great geographer; calculated the circumference of the world

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Eratosthenes

Question 14

What kind of map shows national boundaries, capitals, and major cities?

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Political Map

Question 15

If you are very careful while making a flat map, you can avoid all distortion in area, shape, distance and direction

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False

Question 16

When you are giving verbal directions to someone & not using a visible map or drawing, what kind of map are you using?

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Mental Map

Question 17

What are the two main branches of geography?

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Physical Geography and Human Geography

Question 18

The main problem with any flat map is

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Distortion

Question 19

The basic tool of geography is

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Map

Question 20

One excellent source of various types of maps is the US Geological Survey.

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True

Question 21

Examples of point symbols on a map include cities, buildings, and monuments.

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True

Question 22

Any imaginary line that cuts the earth into two hemispheres

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Great Circle

Question 23

A typical globe is covered by twelve strips of paper called

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Gores

Question 24

One-half of the earth

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Hemisphere

Question 25

GPS stands for Global positioning system.

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True

Question 26

What is the line that divides the earth into an upper half and a lower half?

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Equator

Question 27

The distance between degrees of latitude is about 69 miles.

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True

Question 28

Ptolemy wrote a book entitled Geography.

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False

Question 29

A Greek philosopher who developed a grid to make it easier to locate places on a map.

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Hipparchus

Question 30

What are the imaginary lines that run north and south around the earth?

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Longitude

Question 31

Detailed land features- such as mountains, hills, elevations, rivers, and swamps- are referred to as

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Topography

Question 32

A Flemish mapmaker whose map allowed sailors to plot their course on a straight line & made standard map of the time.

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Mercator

Question 33

Each of the complete lines that run north and south around the globe forms a

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Great Circle

Question 34

On a Mercator map, the farther one moves from the equator, the less distorted areas and distances become

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False

Question 35

What term means “earth centered”?

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Geocentric

Question 36

The art of mapmaking is called

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Cartography

Question 37

If one wanted to learn details about the natural features of an area, he or she should consult a

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Physical Map

Question 38

Which city does the prime meridian run through?

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Greenwich, England

Question 39

Rather than indicating points on a map by referring to feet, mapmakers use

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degrees

Question 40

What can be used to find the exact location of a ship?

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Geographic grids

Question 41

Line of Latitude

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Parallel

Question 42

To determine the distance between two places on a map, one should look for the map’s

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Scale

Question 43

Any method used to show the earth’s round surface on a flat map is called a

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Map Projection

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