Geography Quiz

A point on the Earth’s surface expressed by a coordinate system such as latitude and longitude.

• Absolute Location

• Cartogram

• Colonialism

• Relative Location

The art and science of making maps.

• Cartography

• Cultural Geography

• Diffusion

• Map Projection

The belief systems, attitudes, languages, social relationships, institutions, and material goods transmitted within a society.

• Culture

• Colonialism

• Nation

• Cultural Geography

The branch of geography dealing with human culture and its impact on Earth.

• Physical Geography

• Cultural Geography

• Vocational Geography

• First World Geography

The study of Earth’s physical and human features.

• Demography

• Cartography

• Sociology

• Geography

A graphic representation of the earth’s surface.

• Region

• Nation

• Census

• Map

A mathematical formula which assists in representing the curved surface of the Earth onto the flat surface of a map.

• Cartography

• Diffusion

• Map Projection

• Map Scale

The relationship between distance on a map and the distance on the earth’s surface.

• Map Projection

• Map Scale

• Region

• Absolute Location

The branch of geography dealing with the natural features of the Earth.

• Physical Geography

• Cultural Geography

• Regional Geography

• Social Geography

An area which is marked by common characteristics.

• Culture

• Map

• Nation

• Region