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WorksheetsThinking Geographically
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Name
Class
Date
1.
_________ can capture, store, analyze, display, and layer geographic data.
a)
GIS
b)
GPS
c)
Remote Sensing
d)
Satellite Recording
2.
The science of map making is known as...
a)
Geology
b)
Mapology
c)
Cartography
d)
Earth Writing
3.
Type of Map
a)
Choropleth
b)
Isoline
c)
Cartogram
d)
Dot
4.
A world map would best be describe with having a __________ scale.
a)
Large
b)
Medium
c)
Small
d)
Ratio
5.
Type of Map
a)
Choropleth
b)
Isoline
c)
Cartogram
d)
Dot
6.
Type of Map
a)
Choropleth
b)
Isoline
c)
Cartogram
d)
Dot
7.
These parallels give direction North and South
a)
Meridians
b)
Latitudes
c)
Longitudes
d)
Prime Meridian
8.
Important _______ factors include climate, water sources, and other physical features in the area.
a)
Site
b)
Situation
9.
If a person was to be located at 0 degrees by 10 degrees East it would be known that the person would be located
a)
in the Western Hemisphere
b)
on the Tropic of Cancer
c)
on the Equator
d)
on the Prime Meridian
10.
Standard Time zones represent a change of 15 degrees in...
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Parallels
d)
Temperature
11.
Type of Region
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Vernacular
d)
Perceptual
12.
Type of Region
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Nodel
d)
Vernacular
13.
Type of Region
a)
Formal
b)
Fuctional
c)
Vernacular
d)
Nodel
14.
A region linked by one defining characteristic is known as a _________region.
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Vernacular
d)
Perceptu
15.
Distance Decay takes place as a phenomenon moves away from the mode or __________
a)
Central Place
b)
Functional Hexagon
c)
Hearth
d)
Starting Point
16.
The opposite of Environmental Determinism would be Carl Sauer's theory of___________
a)
Space Time Compression
b)
Possibilism
c)
Central Place Theory
d)
Hierarchical Cultural Diffusion
17.
The Netherlands regaining land from below sea-level areas (polders) within the nation is an example of this Theme of Geography.
a)
Place
b)
Movement
c)
Human Interaction with the Environment
d)
Region
18.
The number of people in comparison to the amount of arable land is know as _________ density.
a)
Arithmetic
b)
Physiological
c)
Agricultural
d)
Population
19.
Map projection causes the distortion of a map in all of the following EXCEPT.
a)
Shape
b)
Distance
c)
Direction
d)
Location
20.
This map projection was specifically created in an attempt to find a good compromise to the problem of readily showing the whole globe as a flat image
a)
Mercator
b)
Peters
c)
Robinson
d)
Goode
21.
The Mercator projection distorts...
a)
Areas near the Equator
b)
Polar Regions
c)
Longitudinal Meridians
d)
Lines of Tropics
22.
Locations derive their names from physical features, cultural links, historical events...these names are known as...
a)
Site
b)
Place
c)
Situation
d)
Toponym
23.
_______ is defined as a geographic area with similar features, including both cultural and natural elements.
a)
Cultural landscape
b)
Venacular Region
c)
Place Theme
d)
Site Factors
24.
Geographers Humboldt and Ritter theorized that the physical environment influenced social development.
a)
possibilism
b)
environmental determinism
c)
cultural ecology
d)
physical processes
25.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
26.
What is location?
a)
Tells us where people and places are
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
c)
Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.
27.
Where is it exactly on the Earth?
a)
Place
b)
Perfect Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
28.
What is the Relative Location of the Gulf of Mexico?
a)
west of Houston
b)
85 degrees W by 27 degrees N
c)
85 degrees N by 27 degrees W
d)
west of Miami
29.
A __________ shows relationship between distance on map to distance on Earth
a)
legend
b)
compass
c)
direction
d)
scale
30.
Scale is
a)
the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map.
b)
the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape.
c)
the difference in elevation between two points in an area.
d)
the spread of a phenomenon over a given area.
31.
Situation identifies a place by its
a)
location relative to other objects or places.
b)
mathematical location on Earth's surface.
c)
unique, internal physical and cultural characteristics.
d)
primary dimensions.
32.
Site identifies a place by its
a)
location relative to other objects and places.
b)
unique physical characteristics.
c)
mathematical location on Earth's surface.
d)
primary dimensions.
33.
Which of the following could be a vernacular region?
a)
the area of dominance of a television station
b)
the market area of a supermarket
c)
the area served by a pizza delivery person
d)
the area of dominance of a certain worldview or philosophy
34.
Which of the following is most likely a functional region?
a)
an area where new ideas seem to be circulating the fastest
b)
the area of dominance of a particular church or sect
c)
the area of dominance of a television station
d)
area where people tend to be fans of a particular professional football team
35.
Which of the following best describes the idea of a cultural landscape?
a)
a landscape that has been completely modified, like a city center
b)
a landscape where human activity has modified the natural environment in some way
c)
a landscape untouched by human activity, featuring mountains, rivers, and plants
d)
land that has been developed with museums, concert halls, and schools
36.
The township and range system
a)
established a gridlike pattern for much of present-day land use in the United States.
b)
is in use nearly everywhere in the world.
c)
was used for navigation by early pioneers, traders, and explorers in North America.
d)
was used throughout Europe until the mid-1800s, after which the United States adopted it.
37.
What is a place's location dependent on other features?
a)
Its absolute location
b)
Its space
c)
Its spatial perspective
d)
Its relative location
38.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
39.
The French-speaking region of Europe is what type of region?
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Perceptual
d)
Rescale
40.
The declining degree of acceptance of an idea or innovation with increasing time and distance from its point of origin or source is called...
a)
hierarchical diffusion
b)
time-distance decay
c)
cultural hearth
d)
Possibilism
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