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Geography 1

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All maps are _.
a)
legends
b)
liars
c)
accurate
d)
raised-relief
e)
topographical
2.
Maps cannot accurately represent a three-dimensional _ without compromises.
a)
cube
b)
sphere
c)
circle
d)
cylinder
e)
film
3.
_ maps show the natural landscape.
a)
Geriatric
b)
Physical
c)
Political
d)
Topographic
e)
Celestial
4.
_ maps show the boundaries between areas controlled by different governments.
a)
Wall
b)
Political
c)
Physical
d)
Economic
e)
Border
5.
_ maps show activities of an area related to the exchange of resources.
a)
Resource
b)
Economic
c)
Physical
d)
Political
e)
Demographic
6.
Resource maps show the _ of an area.
a)
economy
b)
natural resources
c)
supernatural resources
d)
Internet connections
e)
population
7.
_ maps show the long-term atmospheric conditions of an area.
a)
Fishing
b)
Climate
c)
Economic
d)
Weather
e)
NOAA
8.
_ maps show natural features but illustrate elevation with lines. They are one type of topographic map.
a)
Racing
b)
Contour
c)
Raised-relief
d)
Political
e)
Demographic
9.
A map _ is a method for depicting the curved surface of the earth in a flat map.
a)
sublimation
b)
projection
c)
sketch
d)
sphere
e)
cylinder
10.
The _ projection was developed by a cartographer (map maker) in 1569. The straight grid lines were useful to navigators in the age of sail.
a)
Revolving
b)
Mercator
c)
Robinson
d)
Mercury
e)
Triangular
11.
The lines of longitude curve in at the poles on the _ projection.
a)
Newton
b)
Robinson
c)
Mercator
d)
Mercury
e)
Curve
12.
The resulting map from a _ projection is shaped like a fan. Shape is correct, size distorted.
a)
square
b)
conic
c)
cylindrical
d)
raised-relief
e)
population
13.
_ is the ratio of distance on the map to distance on the ground or at sea.
a)
Cartographic division
b)
Map scale
c)
Map key
d)
Map legend
e)
Map basis
14.
It does not matter whether the map expresses distances in metric or imperial, the _ is the same.
a)
accuracy
b)
ratio
c)
key
d)
legend
e)
review
15.
A map _ (or key) lists and explains the symbols used on a map and provides other information about the map.
a)
allegory
b)
legend
c)
myth
d)
fable
e)
tale
16.
The map _ relates the distance on a map to the distance on the ground.
a)
card
b)
scale
c)
legend
d)
key
e)
rationale
17.
The _ directions are north, east, south, and west.
a)
ordinal
b)
cardinal
c)
intercardinal
d)
compass
e)
important
18.
The _, or inter-cardinal, directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.
a)
Interordinal
b)
ordinal
c)
ordinary
d)
second tier
e)
American
19.
The _ shows direction on the map.
a)
compass sparrow
b)
compass rose
c)
compass tulip
d)
compass oak
e)
compass scale
20.
A _ is the point at which the axis of the earth meets the surface.
a)
equator
b)
pole
c)
meridian
d)
leyline
e)
axial point
21.
The _ is the point in the northern hemisphere where the lines of magnetic flux enter the earth.
a)
Magnetic South Pole
b)
Magnetic North Pole
c)
Magnetic East Pole
d)
Magnetic West Pole
e)
Magic North Pole
22.
Map _ use the Cartesian coordinate system developed by French polymath René Descartes to describe locations on a map.
a)
squares
b)
grids
c)
blocks
d)
cubes
e)
sheets
23.
The _ is used by the Department of Homeland Security and other organizations to describe locations in the U.S. and abroad.
a)
United Nations National Grid
b)
United States National Grid
c)
United Nations International Grid
d)
International House of Griddles
e)
Waffle Map
24.
Maps often use common _ to indicate various features.
a)
cymbals
b)
symbols
c)
icons
d)
pictographs
e)
hieroglyphics
25.
The _ uses a common set of symbols for all topographic maps.
a)
United States Map Institute
b)
United States Geological Survey
c)
United Nations Topographic Administration
d)
The Ministry of Maps
e)
Maps R Us
26.
_ is an app that provides the user with a customizable virtual globe.
a)
Google Maps
b)
Google Earth
c)
MapQuest
d)
MapCraft
e)
National Geographic
27.
The _ uses a series of geosynchronous satellites to help a receiver determine its exact position.
a)
Global Person Finder
b)
Global Positioning System
c)
Global Locational System
d)
The Cartesian Grid
e)
The United States Geological Survey
28.
A _ satellite stays above the same point on the surface of the Earth.
a)
geological
b)
geosynchronous
c)
geometric
d)
geolocational
e)
geolimited
29.
The Global Positioning System was created by the _ government.
a)
United Nations
b)
United States
c)
Russia
d)
United Kingdom
e)
United Arab Emirates
30.
A _ system deals with data about the surface of the earth. The layers of data allow users to compare phenomena, such as air pollution and the presence of roads, on a map.
a)
raised-relief map
b)
geographic information system
c)
merdian
d)
leyline
e)
axial point
31.
_, from satellites or aircraft, uses energy reflected from the earth's surface to gather data for mapping.
a)
Data
b)
Remote sensing
c)
Echolocation
d)
Pinging
e)
Detection rays
32.
_ photography means taking photos of the earth from the air.
a)
Portrait
b)
Aerial
c)
Environmental
d)
Variable
e)
Kinesthetic
33.
Mapping _ helps one understand the geographic aspects of economic relationships.
a)
glaciers
b)
trade routes
c)
scale
d)
craters
e)
remote sensors
34.
Mapping _ shows how people move from one area to another.
a)
trade routes
b)
immigration patterns
c)
scale
d)
pictographs
e)
compass scale
35.
What type of map is this?
a)
political
b)
physical
c)
corporate
d)
economic
e)
climate
36.
What type of map is this?
a)
physical
b)
political
c)
meridian
d)
economic
e)
climate
37.
What type of map is this? It shows economic freedom as determined by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal. By Aqw96 [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
a)
physical
b)
economic
c)
political
d)
contour
e)
demographic
38.

What type of map is this? It shows coal mines in Kentucky.

a)

physical

b)

resource

c)

political

d)

aerial

e)

climate

39.

What type of map is this? It shows long-term patterns of temperature and precipitation. [By Peel, M. C., Finlayson, B. L., and McMahon, T. A.(University of Melbourne)Enhanced, modified, and vectorized by Ali Zifan. [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons]

a)

physical

b)

climate

c)

political

d)

contour

e)

demographic

40.

What type of map is this?

a)

physical

b)

contour

c)

political

d)

economic

e)

awesome

41.

What type of map is this?

a)

physical

b)

road

c)

political

d)

contour

e)

demographic

42.

What map projection is this? [By Strebe [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons]

a)

physical

b)

Mercator

c)

political

d)

contour

e)

climate

43.

What kind of map projection would this method produce?

a)

physical

b)

cylindrical

c)

political

d)

contour

e)

a really cool one

44.

What map projection is this? [By Strebe [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons]

a)

physical

b)

Robinson

c)

political

d)

corporate

e)

climate

45.

What map projection is this? ]By Strebe [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons]

a)

physical

b)

conic

c)

political

d)

contour

e)

demographic

46.

What is this?

a)

legendary map

b)

map legend or map key

c)

map descriptor

d)

treasure map or pirate map

e)

map thingy

47.

What is this? [By Brosen_wind.svg: Brosenderivative work: Auanika (Brosen_wind.svg) [CC BY 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons]

a)

compass cross

b)

compass rose

c)

compass tulip

d)

compass star

e)

compass directions

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