WorksheetsChapter 2: Geography--Finding Our Place in the World
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 56mins
The basic tool of geography is a . . .
Compass
Photograph
Textbook
Map
What are the two main branches of geography?
Human Geography and Regional Geography
Physical Geography and Human Geography
Systematic Geography and Regional Geography
Cultural Geography and Natural Geography
The first writer to use the term geography was . . .
Eratosthenes
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Mercator
Hipparchus's contribution to geography was the . . .
Globe
Relief Map
Grid
Survey
The proponent of the heliocentric theory was . . .
Ptolemy
Mercator
Copernicus
Eratosthenes
The art of mapmaking is called
Telegraphy
Cartography
Geography
Topography
The mapmaker whose system is still used today is . . .
Eratosthenes
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Mercator
Whose map became the standard during the age of exploration?
Hipparchus's
Eratosthenes's
Mercator's
Ptolemy's
Detailed land features--such as mountains, hills, elevations, rivers, and swamps-- are referred to as . . .
Topography
Grids
Altitude
Hemisphere
The basis of all longitudinal measurements is the
Principal Meridian
Great Circle
Equator
Prime Meridian
Each of the meridians on a globe forms a . . .
Ring of Fire
Parallel
Great Circle
Minute
Each of the complete lines that run north and south around the globe forms a . . .
Great Circle
Line of Latitude
Parallel
Minute
The main problem with any flat map is
Time
Space
Distortion
Perspective
Of the following features, the one that is not a type of map distortion is . . .
Shape
Distance
Area
Grid
A typical globe is covered by twelve strips of paper called . . .
Projections
Coverings
Gores
Parallels
Each of the following is a type of map projection except . . .
Conic
Hemispheric
Azimuthal
Mercator's
What was the first important cylindrical map projection?
Robinson's
Goode's
Mercator's
Azimuthal's
Which cylindrical projection minimizes the distortion of area and shape?
Goode's
Robinson's
Mercator's
Azimuthal's
What projection minimizes all four types of distortion?
Goode's
Conic
Robinson's
Mercator's
Which map is most useful for showing wide regions?
Planar
Physical
Cylindrical
Conic
If one wanted to learn details about the natural features of an area, he should consult a . . .
Road Map
Physical Map
Political Map
Climate Map
The map feature showing the orientation of the map is the . . .
Scale
Compass Rose
Title
Legend
What term refers to the height and depth of land features in relation to surrounding land?
Relief
Perspective
Distortion
Projection
Special "monuments," referred to by surveyors, that show the exact altitude at that precise location are called . . .
Parallels
Scales
Benchmarks
Contours
A surveyor often determines his or her elevation at a particular place by referring to . . .
An Astrolabe
A Contour Map
An Odometer
An Altimeter
Lines that separate colors on a relief map are called . . .
Meridians
Parallels
Contour Lines
Gores
What can be used to find the exact geographic location of a ship?
Topography
Geographic Grids
Parallels
Meridians
Who was the first great geographer and calculated the circumference of the earth?
Hipparchus
Eratosthenes
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Which Greek philosopher developed a grid to make it easier to locate places on a map?
Mercator
Copernicus
Hipparchus
Ptolemy
Who argued for the idea that the sun, not the earth, is the center of the universe?
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Mercator
Eratosthenes
Detailed land features, including elevations, are called an area's . . .
Hemisphere
Topography
Meridian
Latitude
What word refers to each of the equal halves of the earth?
Equator
Gores
Hemisphere
Parallel
What imaginary line divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Equator
Gore
Scale
What is the term for the paper strips that make up a globe?
Contour Lines
Meridians
Parallels
Gores
What part of a map indicates the ratio of distance on the map to actual distance?
Legend
Scale
Compass Rose
Benchmarks
Special monuments or markers that are placed in key spots around the world and give the exact altitude of their locations are called what?
Equator
Benchmarks
Surveyor
Grids
What is the term for a person who measures land?
Cartographer
Geographer
Surveyor
Equator
What are the two main branches of geography?
Physical Geography
Regional Geography
Systematic Geography
Human Geography
Which way of studying geography involves the examination of one branch of geography at a time?
Systematic
Cultural
Regional
Human
Why is it difficult to draw a flat map of the earth, and what distortions are probable?
The earth is a sphere, not a flat rectangle like a sheet of paper
It is impossible to make a flat map of the earth that is free of distortion because the earth is a sphere
The four kinds of distortion mapmakers must deal with are Area, Distance, Shape, Direction
When you are giving verbal directions to someone and not using a visible map or drawing, what kind of map are you using?
Road Map
Mental Map
Climate Map
Population Density Map
What kind of map shows national boundaries, capitals, and major cities?
Political Map
Physical Map
Topographic Map
Relief Map
Which city does the prime meridian run through?
Washington D.C.
Cairo, Egypt
Greenwich, England
Rome, Italy
Which of the following was:
A Greek mathematician who became the first great geographer; calculated the circumference of the world.
Mercator
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Eratosthenes
Which of the following was:
A Greek philosopher who developed a grid to make it easier to locate places on a map
Mercator
Copernicus
Hipparchus
Eratosthenes
Which of the following was:
The most famous Roman geographer, who promoted the idea that the earth is the center of the universe
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Hipparchus
Eratosthenes
Which of the following:
Argued for the idea that the sun, not the earth, is the center of the universe
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Hipparchus
Eratosthenes
What term means "earth-centered"?
Geocentric
Heliocentric
What is the line that divides the earth into an upper half and a lower half?
Prime Meridian
Great Circle
Equator
Longitude
What imaginary lines run east and west around the earth?
Longitude
Meridians
Great Circles
Latitude
What box explains what various symbols on a map stand for?
Scale
Legend
Map Index
Grid
Which of the following:
Divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
Prime Meridian
Equator
Longitude
Contour Lines
Which of the following has its:
Distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees
Prime Meridian
Contour Lines
Longitude
Latitude
Which of the following is:
A line of longitude
Prime Meridian
Parallel
Meridian
Equator
Which of the following has its:
Distance east or west of the prime meridian measured in degrees
Equator
Contour Lines
Longitude
Latitude
Which of the following:
Divide colors on a relief map
Meridian lines
Contour lines
Parallel lines
Hemisphere lines
