Review For Social Studies Midterm Chapter 2

The line that divides the Earth into northern and southern halves is called the ______.

• Equator

• Hemisphere

• Mercator

• Prime Meridian

These imaginary lines circle the Earth from north to south ______.

• absolute location

• degrees

• latitudes

• longitudes

Which of the following statements is true?

• Globes distort the features on the Earth's surface.

• Maps distort the features on the Earth's surface.

• Globes and maps are equally accurate at showing the Earth's surface.

• Geographers have no way to accurately show the Earth's surface.

A map made using the Goode's Interrupted Equal Area projection ______.

• distorts the shape of objects near the poles

• distorts the shape of objects to the east and west

• shows continents close to their true shapes and sizes

• distorts size and distance to a great degree

Which of the following is one of the Five Themes of Geography?

• The Uses of Geography

• Human-Environment Interaction

• The World in Spatial Terms

• Human Systems Human Systems

The study of how volcanoes and glaciers shape the Earth's surface is part of which Essential Element of Geography?

• Environment and Society

• Human Systems

• Places and Regions

• Physical Systems

What type of map would you use to identify the location of cities?

• choropleth

• physical map

• political map

• special-purpose map

What type of map would you look at to learn about the historical battles fought in a region?

• choropleth

• physical map

• political map

• special-purpose map

What type of graph would you use to show how something is divided into parts?

• bat graph

• climograph

• line graph

• pie graph

When people move from place to place, cultural diffusion may occur. Cultural diffusion can be defined as ______.

• the beliefs and behaviors shared by the members of a group

• the sharing and mixing of beliefs and behaviors by two or more groups

• the movement of people from one place to settle in another place

• a growing or shrinking of the population in an area