Spiral Review - Week 1

Front

Satellites are useful to geographers for doing all of the following EXCEPT: forecasting weather, monitoring pollution, planning cities.

Back

calculating birthrates.

Front

A flat representation of the earth is called a(n)

Back

map

Front

Which large body of water lies off of the east coast of the North American continent?

Back

Atlantic Ocean

Front

There are six oceans and seven continents.

Back

False

Front

Do any continents touch one another?

Back

False

Front

Does Australia have many unique plants and animals?

Back

True

Front

Which continent is home to the country of Somalia?

Back

Africa

Front

Which geographic tool is best to study culture?

Back

Field work

Front

Which geographic tool would best be used to monitor the shrinking of the Aral Sea?

Back

Geostationary satellite image

Front

What is one problem with maps?

Back

They have inaccuracies because they are two-dimensional.