Chapter 1 Quiz How Geographers look at the world

What is map scale?

• distance between objects or places
• distance between land masses and water on a map
• distance between latitude and longitude lines on map
• distance on a map in relation to actual distance on Earth

A map that highlights differences in height between mountains and lower regions is called

• political
• mental
• elevation
• thematic

In the grid system used to map locations on Earth's surface, lines parallel to the Equator are called

• latitudinal lines
• geometric lines
• barometric lines
• longitudinal lines

Different maps can accurately show the same place with different 

• scales
• elevations
• absolute locations
• coordinates

Which is the main purpose for global positioning technology?

• to determine relative on earth
• to determine absolute locations on earth
• to determine elevations of geographic features on earth
• to determine the physical characteristics of regions

A reading of 36 degrees North latitude and 140 degrees East longitude provides

• relative position
• absolute position
• global reckoning 
• planar projection

Longitude lines indicate

• distance north and south of the Equator
• distance north and south of the Prime Meridian
• distances east and west of the Equator
• distances east and west of the Prime Meridian