Geography Quiz

What is a GPS used for?

• Navigation
• Resource Distribution
• Irrigation 
• Energy Tracking

Global Positioning System (GPS)

• a database of geographic information used to create maps

• it is a physical feature on the earths surface

• it is a boundary that divides to continents

• system that uses satellite data to pinpoint exact locations

The study of the location and distribution of physical features and living things on Earth’s surface, and how they relate to each other.

• GPS

• Map Projection

• Geography

• Biology

The item on this map marked with a circle is called a...

• Key
• Scale
• Compass
• Legend

Geographic Information System (GIS) –

• study of the earth's people

• database of geographic information used to create maps allowing for geographic analysis

• conditions that impact environment

• system that uses satellite data to pinpoint exact locations

Human geography is the study of mountains , rivers, and natural disasters

• True

• False

Physical geography is the study of culture,government structures, religion.

• False

• True

According to the Article on GPS technology it can be used for _______________________.

• military targeting

• location

• satellite weather reports

• law enforcement

Which phrase refers to the collection of geospatial data through satellite imagery?

• Remote Sensing

• Fieldwork

• Global Positioning Systems

• Mental Maps

• Geographic Information Systems

Photograph: European Space Agency, "Congo River, Africa."

A geographer would MOST likely uses a satellite image like the one above for which of the following purposes?

• To track the migration pattern of birds.

• To determine the environmental impact of building a dam on the distribution of water throughout the region.

• To count the number of people that live in a given area.

• To design telecommunications networks for an urban area.

• To map the extent of a formal region.