Geography Chapter 1 2020

The relationship among people and objects across space is defined as

• Scale

• Connection

• Diffusion

• Density

• Location

Geographers are interested in the relationships between locations on Earth, which include

• regions, places, and connections.

• scale, regions, and space.

• maps, space, and scale.

• scale, space, and connection.

• local, global, and regional.

Which of the following statements is most correct regarding the origins of geography?

• Geography was invented as a science in the late eighteenth century.

• Physical geography has been studied since ancient times, but human geography was first studied in the twentieth century.

• Geography owes its existence to the Renaissance period in Western Europe.

• Humans have practiced geography at least since the time of ancient Greek civilization.

• Human geography was not practiced until powerful computers capable of mapping detailed information were invented.

The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite, spacecraft, or specially equipped high-altitude balloon is

• GIS

• GPS

• remote sensing.

• aerial photography.

• photogrammetry.

Map scale is best defined as

• the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map.

• the spread of a phenomenon over a given area compared to its size.

• the difference in elevation between two points in an area.

• the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape.

• the ratio of the largest to smallest areas on a map.

1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale?

• a bar line scale

• a metric scale

• a graphic scale

• a written scale

• a ratio representation scale

Which of the following is the best reason why a projection would stretch and distort the shape of a continent?

• in order to preserve shapes of other continents

• distort the distances and relative sizes of countries and continents

• to create a map that accurately represents a globe in every detail

• to accurately represent the physical area of a country or continent

• to more accurately show the shape of that same continent

You are given the coordinates 45 N latitude 128 E longitude. This is an example of a(n)

• precise location.

• absolute location.

• relative location.

• mathematical grid interchange.

• site-situation location.

John Harrison's clock made a significant contribution to navigation because

• it accurately measured time and distance with use of a pendulum.

• it proved that geography was also a physical science.

• for the first time in history, longitude could be calculated because the clock kept accurate time on a ship.

• for the first time in history, latitudes were proven to exist.

• it was calibrated to equate distance to the movement of the stars.

Which best describes how situation is used to identify location?

• location relative to other objects or places

• mathematical location on Earth's surface

• nominal location

• unique, internal physical and cultural characteristics

• land area