World Geography Unit 1 Review

World Geography Unit 1 Review

9th - 12th Grade

44 Qs

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World Geography Unit 1 Review

World Geography Unit 1 Review

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is known as the father of geography and first coined the term 'geography'?

Ptolemy

Strabo

Eratosthenes

Alexander von Humboldt

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which branch of geography focuses on the spatial characteristics of people and their activities?

Physical Geography

Human Geography

Cartography

Environmental Geography

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant event in 1492 marked the beginning of extensive European exploration and mapping of the world?

The Crusades

The Age of Enlightenment

Christopher Columbus' journey

Magna Carta signing

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of geography focuses on the landforms, waterways, and other features of the environment?

Physical geography

Cartography

Cultural geography

Human geography

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the distortion that occurs when representing the three-dimensional surface of the Earth on a two-dimensional map?

Map projection

Geographic distortion

Cartographic illusion

Spatial representation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the term 'scale' refer to in cartography?

The height of the mountains represented

The relationship between distance on the map and the actual distance on the ground

The number of colors used in the map

The variety of symbols used

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of a cartographer?

To study the weather


To create and interpret maps

To explore new territories

To design buildings

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