Chapter 1 Quiz

Which of the following statements is most correct regarding the origins of geography?

• Geography was invented as a science in the late 18th century.

• Physical geography has been studied since ancient times, but human geography was first studied in the 20th century.

• Geography owes its existence to the Renaissance period in Western Europe.

• Humans have practiced geography at least since the time ancient Greek civilization.

• Human geography was not practiced until powerful computers capable of mapping detailed information were invented.

What elements of study do human and physical geography have in common?

• They are taught or studied within the same department in major universities, but only rarely.

• They are concerned with were things occur and why they occur where they do.

• They are dedicated primarily to managing national park systems.

• They are focused primarily on managing the world's growing human population.

• They represent a network of academic professionals dedicated primarily to studying coal mining's effects on physical and human systems.

Scale is...

• the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map.

• the spread of a phenomenon over a given area.

• the difference in elevation between two points in an area.

• the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape.

• the ratio of the largest to smallest areas on a map.

A mathematical process for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map is a(n)...

• distribution

• interruption

• rendition

• scale

• projection

The art and science of making maps is...

• cardemography

• cartoraphy

• topography

• geomorphology

• geography

Which statement is more accurate?

• Every meridian is actually a circle rather than a curved line.

• Every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end.

• Every parallel begins and ends at the poles.

• Every parallel is the same length.

• Every meridian is distorted by magnetic declination.

Driving around to gather information for street navigation devices is called...

• ground truthing

• remote sensing

• GIS programing

• GPS grounding

• GPS

The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite, spacecraft, or specially equipped high-altitude balloon is...

• GIS

• GPS

• remote sensing

• aerial photography

• USGS

A computer system that stores, organizes, and displays geographic data is...

• GIS

• GPS

• remote sensing

• USGS

• topographic analysis

Global Positioning Systems reference______location.

• relative

• situational

• mathematical

• toponymic

• exact