HG: Unit 1 Test Review

What is a flat representation of part of the Earth?

• Map

• Projection

• Atlas

• Globe

The study of the interrelationship between people and their physical environment is known as a(n):

• Ecosystem

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Absolute Location

• Perceptual Region

Which theme of geography best explains how trends are spread from one area to another?

• Location

• Place

• Region

• Movement

A reading of 36 degrees North latitude and 140 degrees East longitude provides

• A relative position

• an absolute location

• a global reckoning

• a planar project

The three major ways the round Earth is presented on a flat map include____________________ projections.

• geometric, longitudinal, and latitudinal

• directional, spatial, and spherical

• planar, conic, and cylindrical

• regional, topographic, relief

In the grid system used to map locations on Earth’s surface, lines parallel to the Equator are called

• latitudinal lines

• geometric lines

• barometric lines

• longitudinal lines

What does "geo" in 'geography' mean?

• Rocks

• Life

• Space

• Earth

Which of the following is NOT a type of region?

• Stationary

• Formal

• Function

• Perceptual

Objects or colors are used in what part of a map in order to represent something on a map?

• Scale

• Compass

• Latitude

• Legend

Landforms such as mountains and volcanoes can be found on a __________________ map.

• Topographic

• Political

• Thematic

• Physical