Chapter 1 Test Review

Lines of longitude indicate (24)

• 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.

A reading of 28 degrees North latitude and 87 degrees west longitude provides (4)

• a relative location

• an absolute location

• a global reckoning

• a plannar projection

What are the 3 main ways of projecting the round globe on a flat surface? (18)

• geometric, longitudinal, and latitudinal

• directional, spatial, and spherical

• planar, comic, and cylindrical

• regional, topographic, and relief

Which is the main purpose for global positioning technology? (9)

• to determine relative location on Earth.

• to determine absolute location on Earth.

• to determine elevations of geographic features on Earth.

• to determine physical characteristics of regions.

What is a map scale? (6)

• distance between objects or places on a map

• distance between landmasses and water on a map

• distance between latitude and longitude on a map

• distance on a map in relation to actual distance on Earth.

Which is the best example of the geographic term "site?" (14)

• a specific zone, such as the arctic tundra

• a general region, such as the Grain Belt

• a specific physical setting, such as Baja California's location on a peninsula west of mainland Mexico

• a general setting, such as Detroit's situation as an industrialized port along the Great Lakes

When geographers acquire geographic information by direct observation, they (15)

• conduct interviews and surveys.

• look for evidence on the Internet.

• visit a place or use information from remote sensing devices.

• look at various maps created by cartographers over different time periods.

What does human geography examine? (13)

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

• the relationships between physical environments and people

• the relationships between living and inanimate things on Earth

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

Imaginary lines that follow Earth's curvature to identify the shortest distance between two points are called (26)

• conical projections.

• geometric meridians.

• great circle routes.

• longitudinal circle lines.

In addition to direct observation, geographers gather information through (16)

• interviewing, analyzing statistics, and participating in ecotourism.

• attending cultural events, mapping, and interviewing.

• mapping, analyzing statistics, and participating in ecotourism.

• using technology, analyzing statistics, and mapping.