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Geographer's Tools: Chapter 1

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What line divides the Earth into a Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

International Date Line

d)

Fine Line

2.

Which hemisphere lies to the LEFT of the Prime Meridian?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere

3.

If Bradon wanted to know what the blue lines on a map mean, where should he look to find the answer?

a)

key

b)

compass rose

c)

scale bar

d)

title

4.

Which of the following would a compass rose be used to find?

a)

The distance between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh

b)

the symbols on a map

c)

the location of New York City compared to your home town

d)

what area the map covers

5.

Which of the following items would be better displayed on a map rather than a globe?

a)

oceans of the world

b)

continents

c)

distance from Washington D.C. to Mexico City

d)

election results

6.

Which type of map shows boundaries of countries?

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

vegetation map

d)

land use map

7.

Which of the following would most likely be shown on an ELEVATION map?

a)

height above or below sea level

b)

distance traveled from place to place

c)

latitude and longitude

d)

directions from one place to another

8.

Which hemisphere is below the Equator?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere

9.

What is one way that maps and globes differ?

a)

Maps are more accurate than globes.

b)

Globes distort physical reality.

c)

Globes tend to show more kinds of information.

d)

Maps are easier to store and carry

10.

In what way is a map and a globe similar?

a)

They both can show only the United States.

b)

They both can be used on a GPS.

c)

The both can show large land masses, water bodies, and country locations.

d)

They are both extremely accurate models of the Earth.

11.

Which of the following is an example of a thematic map?

a)

vegetation map

b)

political map

c)

physical map

d)

elevation map

12.

Which of the following is a general purpose map?

a)

physical map

b)

vegetation map

c)

population map

d)

natural resources map

13.
The exact position of a place on the Earth's surface. (Ex. Las Vegas= 36N, 115W)
a)
absolute location
b)
relative location
14.
Location in relation to other places. (Ex. Comparing Orangeburg, Sc to Tampa, FL)
a)
absolute location
b)
relative location
15.
The height of a land surface above the level of the sea
a)
relief
b)
remote sensing
c)
elevation
16.
A map that emphasizes a single idea or a particular kind of information about an area.
a)
Thematic map
b)
Great Circle Routes
c)
Map projection
17.
Human-Environment Interaction, Location, Region, Place & Movement are the 
a)
5 themes of geography
b)
5 neat things
c)
5 places to go
18.

This shows how distances on a map compare to actual distances on land

a)

compass rose

b)

scale

c)

key

d)

title

19.

Loss of accuracy on a map

a)

GIS

b)

GPS

c)

compass rose

d)

distortion

20.

Shows cardinal directions

a)

key

b)

legend

c)

title

d)

compass rose

21.

This section of a map explains the symbols and colors on the map

a)

scale

b)

key or legend

c)

topographic

d)

compass rose

22.

Mini model representation of the Earth's surface

a)

mercator projection

b)

robinson projection

c)

globe

d)

map

23.

Transportation map shows

a)

mountains and oceans

b)

population of an area

c)

roads and highways

d)

elevation

24.

Flat representation of the Earth's surface

a)

map

b)

globe

25.

A computer based system that uses satellite positioning to show your exact location on Earth

a)

Geographic Information System

b)

Scale System

c)

Global Positioning System

26.

Type of map that shows natural features such as rivers, lakes, and oceans.

a)

political map

b)

populatios map

c)

physical map

d)

topographic map

27.

Type of map that shows borders that divide nations from one another as well as cities

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

population map

d)

transportation map.

28.

Type of map that shows where resources such as coal and minerals are located

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

product map

d)

population map

29.
Which geographic tool could show you ANY place on Earth (inside a building, a state, Tontogany, a zoo, etc.)
a)
aerial photo
b)
map
c)
diagram
d)
globe
30.
Your teacher gave you a geography assignment to find out which parts of the United States get the most rain. Which geographic tool would be best to find the answer?
a)
Physical map
b)
aerial photograph
c)
population map
d)
climate map
31.
You want to build a new amusement park in Ohio, and you want to know where the majority of the people in Ohio live. Which geographic tool should you use?
a)
Physical map
b)
globe
c)
aerial photograph
d)
Population map 
32.
People who make maps are called _______________________.
a)
cartographer
b)
map people
c)
geniuses 
d)
geographers
33.
True or False
Geography is the study of Earth’s physical features and the living things that inhabit it.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Which definition of a geographer is accurate?
a)
He or she studies Earth science and how the Earth was created.
b)
He or she studies the stars and planets and how they relate to the Earth.
c)
He or she studies where humans live and how they relate to one another.
d)
He or she studies physics, mathematics, and chemistry
35.
Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
a)
textbook on the history of Texas
b)
biography of Abraham Lincoln
c)
novel about the Civil War
d)
diary of an explorer 
36.
A_______________________ is a list of sources used in researching a report
a)
footnote
b)
bibliography
c)
generalization
d)
main idea
37.

What is the difference between absolute and relative location?

a)

Absolute location is the exact location of a place.

b)

Absolute location cannot be identified using lines of latitude and longitude.

c)

Absolute location describes where something is relative to another place

d)

Absolute location describes the characteristics of a place.

38.
True or False
People can affect the environment, but the environment cannot affect people.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Which of the following divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
International Date Line
c)
Equator
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
40.
Carlos does not understand what the blue lines on his map represent. What should he look at to find the answer?
a)
map key
b)
scale bar
c)
compass rose
d)
map title
41.
The imaginary lines on a map the run east to west (horizontally).
a)
Longitude
b)
International Date Line
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Latitude
42.
__________________________ is presenting the ideas or words of another person without giving credit to that person.
a)
inference
b)
bibliography
c)
plagiarism
d)
main idea
43.
Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?
a)
official county marriage record
b)
biography of Ronald Reagan 
c)
letter from a Civil War soldier
d)
 photograph of immigrants arriving in New York
44.

Which continents lie north of the equator?

a)

Africa and Australia

b)

Antarctica and Europe

c)

Europe and North America

d)

North America and Australia

45.
the starting point for measuring longitude and divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemisphere.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Latitude
c)
Equator
d)
Longitude
46.
a map that shows specialized information about an area, such as vegetation. 
a)
general-purpose map
b)
political map
c)
thematic map 
d)
climate map
47.
Which of the following is an example of a landform?
a)
city
b)
coal mine
c)
bridge
d)
mountain
48.

Which of the following shows places on the Earth's surface the most accurately?

a)

thematic maps

b)

Globes

c)

general purpose maps

d)

physical maps

49.

To understand what the map is showing, you should look at the _____.

a)

title

b)

scale

c)

scale bar

d)

compass rose

50.

A _____ shows how a measured place on a map corresponds to actual distance.

a)

title

b)

scale bar

c)

compass rose

d)

key

51.

People who make maps are called _____

a)

geographer's

b)

projections

c)

earth scientists

d)

cartographers

52.

Physical maps show what types of information?

a)

population density

b)

elevation

c)

themes

d)

land usage

53.

Part of a map thatexplains the colors and symbols it uses

a)

compass rose

b)

key

c)

scale

d)

map projection

54.

Shows direction on a map

a)

compass rose

b)

key

c)

scale

d)

map projection

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