Geography 9A Midterm Quiz

Who is a cartographer?

• Map maker
• Weather forecaster
• Oceanographer
• Geologist

What is absolute location?

• General area
• Exact coordinates
• Nearby landmarks
• Country borders

What is relative location?

• Exact coordinates
• General area compared to something else
• Street address
• City name

What is latitude?

• Lines running east-west
• Lines running north-south
• Mountain ranges
• Rivers

What is longitude?

• Lines running north-south
• Lines running east-west
• Plate boundaries
• Deserts

What does scale on a map show?

• Elevation
• Distance ratio
• Temperature
• Population

What is diffusion?

• Movement of ideas or goods
• Plate movement
• River flow
• Climate pattern

What is the core in geography?

• Center of the Earth
• Central powerful area in region
• Economic weakness
• Ocean trench

What is hinterland?

• Urban center
• Remote or less-developed area
• Ocean floor
• Plate edge

What is plate tectonics?

• Weather prediction
• Movement of Earth’s plates
• Population growth
• Climate change