Chapter 2 Quiz

Choose all that apply: Which of the following are a theme of geography?

• place
• interaction
• movement
• all of the above

Which of the following is used to find absolute (exact) location?

• longitude and latitude lines
• compass rose
• cardinal directions
• based on another location

What is the horizontal line that separates the North and South hemispheres?

• latitude line
• equator
• prime meridian
• vertical line

Jim is planning on sailing across the Atlantic ocean without a GPS. Which projection should he use to navigate?

• Conic
• Mercator
• Robinson
• Winkel Tripel

What is Geography?

• the study of the oceans and countries
• the study of the world
• the study of rocks, stones and landforms
• the study of people, their environments, and their resources.

Timmy wants to write a paper that connects different places that share similar features. Which theme of geography is he using?

• location
• place
• regions
• movement

Wanda is studying a country whose economy is completely controlled by the central government. Which economic system does this country have?

• command economy
• market economy
• mixed economy
• traditional economy

The island country of Arborus has an economy based on cutting and selling lumber. What economic resource includes the the forests and the trees they cut?

• entreprenuership
• capital
• labor
• land

The price of potatoes is going up because there is not enough of them. What is this called?

• scarcity
• market equilibrium
• supply
• demand

Vicky is drawing a map that shows the locations of all the dog parks in South Florida. What kind of map is she making?

• physical map
• special-purpose (thematic) map
• political map
• dog map