Unit 1- Vocabulary Test

What technology uses satellites to provide location information and directions?

• Remote sensing

• GIS

• GPS

• Thematic map

What is the process of collecting data about the Earth's surface through the use of sensors and cameras?

• Remote sensing

• GIS

• GPS

• Climate analysis

What is a computer-based tool used to store, analyze, and display geographically referenced data?

• GPS

• Remote sensing

• GIS

• Thematic map

What type of map shows the boundaries and names of countries, states, and cities?

• Political map

• Physical map

• Thematic map

• Formal region map

What type of map shows the natural features of the Earth's surface, such as mountains and rivers?

• Political map

• Physical map

• Thematic map

• Perceptual region map

What is the long-term average atmospheric condition in a particular region?

• Weather

• Climate

• Ocean current

• Latitude

What is the short-term atmospheric condition in a particular region, including temperature, humidity, and cloudiness?

• Climate

• Weather

• Ocean current

• Latitude

What is the distance of a point on the Earth's surface from the equator, measured in degrees?

• Elevation

• Latitude

• Continentality

• Ocean current

What is the height of a point on the Earth's surface above sea level?

• Elevation

• Latitude

• Continentality

• Ocean current

What are the movements of water that help distribute heat around the globe?

• Ocean currents

• Latitude

• Continentality

• Elevation