The Geographer's Tools Quiz Review

What two questions do geographers ask?

• Where are things located & why are they there?
• Where is my GPS?
• Who lived here and why did they move?
• What map should I use?

Which one of these examples is part of the 5 Themes of Geography?

• Population
• Migration
• Human-environment interaction
• Race

Which one of these examples is part of the 5 Themes of Geography?

• Population
• Movement
• Transportation
• Race

All of the following are part of the 5 Themes of Geography EXCEPT...

• Maps
• Location
• Region
• Place

We study the Human-Environment Interaction because...

• We learn how people move from one region to another
• We learn how regions are different
• We learn that culture affects an area
• we learn how people and the environment affect each other

Geographers study...

• Plants
• Animals
• Land forms and their locations
• Space

What tool on a map shows you the the size of a landmass on a map?

• Scale bar
• Title
• Key
• Compass rose

Which of these tools is the best way to show Earth's continents and bodies of water?

• The globe
• Your GPS
• A flat map
• Google Earth

Why are maps always distorted?

• Maps aren't distorted
• Maps are flat and Earth is round
• Maps don't always show small details
• Maps only look at the "big picture"

Distortion can change

• Latitude
• Longitude
• Prime Meridian
• some landmasses