chapter 1- How to look at the world

What kind of planet is earth?

• Outerconnected

• Interconnected

• diverse

• round

What do maps do?

• They are round and show you a representation of earth

• They are flat and give you a representation of earth

• They do not show detail

• They do not give you the right area

What kind of globes do cartographers use to convert globes into maps?

• four-dimensional

• two-dimensional

• three-dimenisional

• They use a regular globe

What kind of system do Geographers use to determine the exact location on globes or maps

• latitude and equator system

• longitude and equator system

• grid system

• latitude and longitude grid system

What purpose do maps serve

• Global

• natrual

• political, physical, and thematic

• mental

Answer explanation

What combines objective information with a persons individual, subjective perception, helping geographers understand how people relate to the space around them?

• Physical map

• Geographic map

• Mental map

• Geographic diagram

What is an example of Geospatial technologies

• Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

• Geographic White Board

• Engineering Boat

• Drainage Basin

What is one thing a geographer examines?

• The beach after a tornato

• The scientific makeup of earth

• What has changed due to physical events or movements of people

• Only one area

Who examines the relationship between Earth´s ecosystems and societies?

• Ecological prospective

• Geological prospective

• Inernational prospective

• State of the art prospective

What is not a way people use geography?

• Teaching

• Talking

• Meteorology

• Emergency management