Cultural Geography Chapter 2 Test

The word geography comes from two roots meaning "earth" and "written description."

• True

• False

One excellent source of various types of maps is the U.S. Geological Survey.

• True

• False

The distance between degrees of latitude is about 69 miles.

• True

• False

If one is very careful while making a flat map, he or she can avoid all distortion in area, shape, distance, and direction.

• True

• False

On a Mercator map, the farther one moves from the equator, the less distorted areas and distances become.

• True

• False

Examples of point symbols on a map include cities, buildings, and monuments.

• True

• False

Ptolemy wrote a book entitled Geography.

• True

• False

GPS stands for global positioning system.

• True

• False

Greek mathematician who became the first great geographer; calculated the circumference of the world

• Copernicus

• Mercator

• Eratosthenes

• Hipparchus

• Ptolemy

Greek philosopher who developed a grid to make it easier to locate places on a map

• Copernicus

• Mercator

• Eratosthenes

• Hipparchus

• Ptolemy