Geography Knowledge Quiz

What are Geographic Information Systems (GIS)?

• Satellites that track weather

• Computer-based systems that show data about locations

• A type of map scale

• Lines that divide hemispheres

How do geographers use GIS?

• To predict the weather

• To create maps and analyze patterns

• To measure distance between planets

• To divide time zones

Which of the following is not one of the 5 themes of Geography?

• Place

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Longitude

• Region

What theme of Geography explains “how people affect the environment and how the environment affects people”?

• Movement

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Location

• Region

Which theme of Geography answers the question “Where is it?”

• Location

• Movement

• Place

• Region

Which of the 6 essential elements of Geography involves using maps to study Earth’s surface?

• Physical Systems

• World in Spatial Terms

• Environment and Society

• Human Systems

Which essential element is about studying Earth’s physical processes (like landforms, water, and climate)?

• Places and Regions

• Physical Systems

• Human Systems

• Uses of Geography

What happens to lines of latitude as you move toward the poles?

• They get longer

• They stay the same

• They get shorter

• They disappear

Which type of map scale is best for showing details in a city (like stores and libraries)?

• Small-scale map

• Large-scale map

• Robinson projection

• Azimuthal map

Which type of map scale would you use for the 48 continental states?

• Small-scale map

• Large-scale map

• Physical map

• Thematic map