Human Geograpy - Unit 1 Review, pt. 1

On the Mercator Projection, where are the distortions mostly around

• Europe.

• Africa.

• the poles.

• the center of the map.

How does a passive sensor work?

• It illuminates a target and measures the reflected light

• It doesn't measure anything

• It captures imagery under water

• It measures the energy emitted from the sun

Which answer is not usually considered a region?

• Central Europe

• Africa

• Eastern Asia

• Sub-Saharan Africa

A Mercator map is a ___ shape.

• square

• rectangular

• triangular

• circular

The most accurate model of the earth is a

• map.

• globe.

• photograph.

• global grid.

A way of showing the curved surface of the Earth on a two-dimensional surface is with

• a projection.

• a map.

• a global grid.

• interior illumination.

Which projection would be great for a pilot?

• Mollweide

• Azimuthal Equidistant

• Robinson

• Climate

Remote sensing is

• used in video games.

• based on the temperature of the sun.

• used to indicate the topography of the earth.

• related to land but not water.

Why are maps biased?

• Because the earth rotates every 24 hours

• Because it depends on who made the map

• Because they are always distorted at the poles

• All of the above

What is a region?

• An area that is defined by similar characteristics

• An area that presents the exact same characteristics

• A place in a country

• Somewhere within a specific country