QUIZ ON TERMS

Which Ocean borders North America, South America, Africa and Europe?

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

 What continent is it?

• Europe
• Asia
•  South America
• Australia

 What continent is it?

• Asia
• South America 
• North America 
• Europe

What is the disadvantage of a map compared to a globe?

• a map distorts properties like distance 
• a map shows little detail
• a map indicates actual distances
• a map is very large

A cartographer wants to create a generalized map focused on a country in Africa and the surrounding countries that border it.  What type of map should the cartographer make? 

• Large-Scale Map
• Physical Map
• Small-scale Map
• Thematic Map

Which of the following collects visual information about earth?

• Transmitters
• GPS
• GIS
• Satellites

How is geography related to political patterns?

• governments rely on geographers to provide an analysis of census data
• analysis of political decisions emphasize changing boundary lines and governmental systems 
• Governments rely on geographers to analyze the effectiveness of emergency communication systems 
• Analysis of geographic information informs politically-driven tax policies 

The part of a map that shows what the symbols on the map represent is called a:

• Grid
• Arid
• Title
• Key

Geography is the study of human activity, the natural environment and the ______________ between the two.

• comparison
• differences
• relationship
• contrast

Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.

• rotation
• revolution
• phase
• comet

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