CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY - Chapter 1 Test Review

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

• True

• False

The prime meridian passes through Greenwich, England, and is designated 0°.

• True

• False

The word geography comes from two roots meaning “written description.”

• Landforms

• Written Description

• Geology

• Creation Mandate

For maps of large areas, the scale might read, “1 in. = 100 ft.”

• True

• False

Every meridian except 0° and 180° is labeled as east or west, depending on the hemisphere in which it lies.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

On a which map: the farther that one moves from the equator, the less distorted areas and distances become.

• Mercator

• Goodes Interupted

• Mental Map

• Azimuthal

• Robinson's Projected

Lines that separate colors on a relief map are called:

• pareallels

• gores

• contour lines

• merdians

• latitude

The best method of showing three dimensions on a flat map is with a relief map.

• True

• False

What verse is generally cited when discussing the Creation Mandate?

• Genesis 1:28

• Exodus 20:8

• Leviticus 19:18

• Deuteronomy 6:5