World Geography - Final Exam Review

what is map scale?

• distance between objects or places on a map

• distance between landmasses and water on a map

• distance between latitude and longitude lines on a 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

• a political map

• a mental map

• a physical map

• a thematic map

Which is the main purpose for global positioning technology?

• to determine relative locations 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

• a relative position

• an absolute location

• a global reckoning

• a planar projection

Imaginary lines that run east to west, but measure distance North and South of the Equator are called

• latitude lines

• geometric lines

• barometric lines

• longitude lines

Longitude lines from North to South, but measure distances

• distance north and south of the Equator

• distance north and south of the Prime Meridian

• distance east and west of the equator

• distances east and west of the Prime Meridian

What does human geography examine

• the relationships between climate, land, water, plants, animals, and humans

• the relationships between physical environments and people

• the relationships between living and inanimate things on Earth

• the relationship between the people in the past, present and future

mental maps relate to

• individuals' subjective perception of the geographic world around them

• specific topics in geography such as landforms, vegetation, or population of a known area

• maps inside technical devices like GPS systems in cars that help us find places.

• layers of information such as soils, zoning, and population within composite maps.

In order to show more or less detail on a map, a cartographer would change

• scales

• elevations

• absolute location

• coordinates

what type of map would a person be using if they are looking at a cell phone usage map for the state of kentucky?

• physical

• political

• large scale

• thematic