The Geographer's Craft and the Earth System

To draw a map of the round Earth on a flat surface, mapmakers use 

• relative locations.

• absolute locations.

• hemispheres.

• map projections.

What type of region includes a city and its surrounding areas?

• functional

• formal

• virtual

• perceptual

To study and interpret the Earth's complexity, geographers often divide it into

• regions.

• continents.

• states.

• situations.

How has the geographer's craft changed over the last 100 years? 

• Maps are not as important as they once were.

• The world is literally smaller now.

• Interviewing is used less often to learn about and compare cultures.

• Technology has provided computers and views from air and space.

Which of the following is NOT one of the six essential elements of geography?

• the world in spatial terms

• the types of geography

• places and regions

• human systems

• the uses of geography

How are the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere related?

• They are all elements that make up the biosphere.

• All are circular regions.

• All three revolve around the sun.

• People have no control over the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere.

What type of lines are drawn on maps from the North Pole to the South Pole to measure distance east and west?

• longitude

• latitude

• straight

• parallels

Designing and making maps is the work of 

• cartography.

• anthropology.

• history.

• economics.

When studying Earth and its people, geographers use 

• direct observation.

• interviews.

• all of the above.

• technology.

What type of region is defined by popular feelings and images?

• functional

• formal

• virtual

• perceptual