World Geo Unit 1 Review

Which of the following is FALSE about the study of geography?

• Geography studies the "why of where"

• Geography is more than just maps

• Geography focuses on cause and effect over different time periods

• Geography can help us solve world problems

A 2 dimensional projection of Earth's surface is known as _____________.

• A map

• geographic information systems

• cultural landscape

• A cartogram

True or False: There's no such thing as a perfect map.

• True

• False

The two purposes of maps are using them as a reference tool and a _____________ tool.

• Navigation

• Communication

• Geographic

• Cartographic

What type of thematic map uses lines of equal data?

• Isoline

• Choropleth

• Dot

• Proportional Symbol

• Cartogram

What type of thematic map uses shading patterns or colors?

• Isoline

• Choropleth

• Dot

• Proportional Symbol

• Cartogram

What type of thematic map uses dots to represent some frequency of a mapped variable?

• Isoline

• Choropleth

• Dot

• Proportional Symbol

• Cartogram

What type of thematic map uses symbols of different sizes to represent data?

• Isoline

• Choropleth

• Dot

• Proportional Symbol

• Cartogram

Imaginary lines that run from the north pole to the south pole across the globe are known as

• Geographic grid system
• Latitude lines
• Longitude lines
• Coordinates

The latitude line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres is called:

• Prime Meridian
• Arctic Circle
• International Date Line
• Equator