Geography Quiz 1

Imagine that one day you go hiking in a national park. After walking all day and then camping for the night, you realize that you are lost. Instead of becoming worried, you pull out a handheld device that provides your location, the time, and evens maps that you can use to guide yourself out of the park. What type of technology does this device use?

• Geographic Information System (GIS)  
• Global Positioning System (GPS)
• Hiking Location System (HLS)
• Park Assistance System (PAS)

What type of maps focuses on the characteristics listed below?
 climate, population,  resources

• Political Map
• Physical Map
• Special Purpose Map

What type of maps focuses on the characteristics listed below?
mountains, lakes, rivers, oceans, etc.

• Political Map
• Physical Map
• Special Purpose Map

What type of maps focuses on the characteristics listed below?
country borders, state borders, capital cities, etc.

• Political Map
• Physical Map
• Special Purpose Map

What geographic tool is represented in the picture above?

• Grid
• Scale
• Projection
• Legend (Key)

What geographic concept does the picture above represent?

• Grid
• Scale
• Projection
• Legend (Key)

What geographic tool is represented in the picture above?

• Grid
• Scale
• Projection
• Legend (Key)

What geographic tool does the lines on the map above represent?

• Grid
• Scale
• Projection
• Legend (Key)

Which option below is not a characteristic of physical geography?

• Landforms
• Bodies of Water
• Natural Resources
• Religion

Which option below is not a characteristic of human geography?

• Landforms
• Government
• Language
• Religion