Chapter 1 post Assessment

The exact point where a place is located

• Geographic Information System

• Absolute Location

• Region

• Continent

Where is a place located in relation to other places

• Terrace

• Continent

• Relative location

• Spatial thinking

A large landmass on the Earth's surface

• Continent

• Terrace

• Geographical Pattern

• Global Positioning System

Thinking about space on the surface of the Earth

• Region

• Continent

• Spatial thinking

• Terrace

A group of places with common characteristics

• Absolute location

• Terrace

• Region

• Spatial thinking

75 Degrees South, 90 Degrees West is an example of what type of location?

• Absolute

• Relative

Northwest of South America is an example of what type of location?

• Absolute

• Relative

The exact point where a place is located

• Geographic Information System

• Absolute Location

• Region

• Continent

What is it called when you take a 3D image, like a globe, and put it on a 2D surface, like a map?

• Projection

• Simulation

• Instagram

• GIS

• Globe

Why does every map projection have some degree of distortion?

• The Earth is not a perfect sphere

• Lines of latitude are shorter than lines of longitude

• The grid system is two-dimensional, while the real world is three-dimensional

• Parallels and meridians never intersect at right angles on a globe

• A curved surface cannot be represented on a flat surface without distortion