Unit 1 Geography Concepts Review

________ is a series of satellites that orbit the earth to pick up geographic data and images.

• Map projection

• Cartographer

• Landsat

• Topographer

A ____________ is a way of drawing the earth's surface that reduces distortion caused by converting three dimensions into two dimensions

• Globe

• Satellite image

• Topographic map

• Map projection

___________ is a system that creates specialized maps from digital map information stored in a databank.

• Satellite

• Geographic Information System (GIS)

• Global Positioning System (GPS)

• Map projection

Green Bay, Wisconsin is located at an imaginary line running north to south on the globe. What does that line represent?

• Relative Location

• Degrees of Latitude

• Degrees of Longitude

• Distance from the equator

Geography is the study of...

• Land, water, natural resources, and population flows

• The history and development of the earth

• The measurement and physical descriptions of places, regions, areas, and land masses

• The distribution and interaction of earth's physical and human features

Education, religion, language, and customs are all elements of...

• Diffusion

• Migration

• Culture

• Acculturation

A newspaper reported that an earthquake was recorded at 8.7. What device was used to obtain this measurement, and what was measured?

• A seismograph; the size of the earthquake's waves

• A seismograph; height of tsunami waves

• The Richter Scale; relative strength of the earthquake

• The Richter Scale; number of people injured (in thousands)

Which of the following would be most likely to occur in the Ring of Fire?

• A volcano

• A glacier

• An earthquake

• A tsunami

The two most significant factors in defining different climates are...

• Altitude and ocean currents

• Longitude and lattiutde

• Temperature and precipitation

• Humidity and seasonal changes

Which of the following maps compromises by including a small amount of each kind of distortion?

• Mercator

• Winkel Tripel

• Gall-Peters

• Projection