9th Grade Chapter 1 Test Study Guide

When groups of people work together to subdue the earth, as the Creation Mandate requires, what inevitably emerges?

• Technology

• Culture

• Economy

• Politics

The prime meridian passes through which location and is designated 0°?

• Paris, France

• New York, USA

• Greenwich, England

• Tokyo, Japan

The word geography comes from two roots meaning what?

• Earth study

• Written description

• Map making

• Land measurement

For maps of large areas, the scale might read what?

Every meridian except 0° and 180° is labeled as what, depending on the hemisphere in which it lies?

• North or South

• East or West

• Up or Down

• Left or Right

Each type of map projection solves one or more problems of distortion but does not solve all such problems. True or False?

• True

• False

On a Mercator map, the farther that one moves from the equator, the less distorted areas and distances become. True or False?

• True

• False

Examples of point symbols on a map include what?

• Rivers, lakes, and oceans

• Cities, buildings, and monuments

• Mountains, valleys, and hills

• Roads, highways, and paths

The best method of showing three dimensions on a flat map is with what?

• A globe

• A relief map

• A topographic map

• A political map

What verse is generally cited when discussing the Creation Mandate?

• Genesis 1:28

• Exodus 20:3

• Matthew 5:16

• John 3:16