Thinking Geographically

The science of making maps is

• Demography

• Cartography

• Topography

• Geomorphology

• Meterology

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography

• Region

• Location

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Distribution

• Movement

Scale is

• The system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map

• The extend of spread of a phenomenon over a given area

• The difference in elevation between two points in an area

• The relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape

• The radio of the largest to smallest areas on a map

1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale

• bar line

• metric scale

• graphic scale

• written scale

• fractional scale

1. If the scale of a map is 1:24,000, then 1 inch on the map represents how many FEET on Earth?

• 1

• 1. 2,000

• 1. 2,400

• 24,000

• 1. 240,000

1. Which map would have the smallest scale?

• 1. World

• 1. Continent

• 1. State

• City

• Country

A system for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map is

• 1. Distribution

• 1. Interruption

• Rendition

• 1. Scale

• 1. Projection

1. Distortion is especially severe on

• 1. Globes

• 1. Small-scale maps

• 1. Large-scale maps

• Topographic maps

• All maps

1. The acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting the plant or from another long-distance method is

• 1. GIS

• GPS

• 1. Remote sensing

• 1. Arial photography

• 1. USGS

1. A formal region

• 1. Is based on the perception of the local people

• 1. Includes the core and periphery of economic development

• 1. Is a product of political, economic or social interaction

• 1. Has clearly defined physical criteria, cultural traits or governmental boundary

• Is centered on a node