Geography Quizizz 1

What three areas of Earth work together so life in the biosphere thrives?

• a. the lithosphere, mesosphere, and stratosphere

• b. the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere

• c. the troposphere, mesosphere, and lithosphere

• d. the hydrosphere, mesosphere, and atmosphere

Of Earth’s three structural layers, the hottest is

• a. the core, which includes a solid inner core and liquid outer core.

• b. the crust, which is heated by solar radiation.

• c. the atmosphere, which experiences hot summer weather.

• d. the mantle, which contains the magma that makes volcanoes.

To properly understand places, geographers must

• a. focus strictly on things like longitude and latitude, elevation, and resource distribution.

• b. focus broadly on culture, politics, history, and economics.

• c. focus primarily on the objective data provided by geographic technology such as surveying equipment.

• d. focus specifically on the land and water without getting distracted by plants and animals.

A Mercator Projection Map has the benefit of showing

• a. true direction, which is useful for ocean navigation.

• b. accurate representation from its center, so it is used to map the Poles.

• c. relatively accurate shapes, so great circle maps appear as straight lines.

• d. distortions only where it is sliced into an irregular shape like an orange peel.

Different maps can accurately show the same place with different

• a. scales.

• b. elevations.

• c. absolute locations.

• d. coordinates.

Which is the best comparison to the geographic term “situation”?

• a. a socially-important location

• b. a specific site in a certain time period

• c. a latitude and longitude location where something happens

• d. a position relative to other places or features

One limitation of geospatial technology is that it cannot provide information about

• a. things below the surface.

• b. why humans do things.

• c. the impact of industry.

• d. areas humans cannot safely visit.

Which is the best example of the geographic term, “site”?

• a. a general region, such as America’s Heartland

• b. a specific climate zone, such as the tropical lowlands

• c. a specific physical setting, such as Miami’s location on Florida’s southeastern tip

• d. a general location, such as Seattle’s position in the rainy northwest coastal area

How does the Coriolis effect influence winds?

• a. It causes them to blow clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

• b. It causes them to blow counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

• c. It causes periodic El Niño episodes.

• d. It causes them to become still, resulting in the doldrums.

A(n) ________ is an area of lush vegetation in a desert created by an underground spring.

• a. oasis

• b. prairie

• c. steppe

• d. tundra