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Human Geography: Unit 1 - Quiz Reveiw

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Scale is…                                     
a)
the system used by geographers to transfer locations  from a globe to a map
b)
the extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area
c)
 the difference in elevation between two points in an area
d)
 the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape
2.
What is it called when you take a 3D image and put it onto a 2D surface?
a)
Cartogram
b)
Projection
c)
Globe
d)
Instagram
3.

Billy thinks that in the south, everyone eats grits, eats fried chicken and watches football. He would be creating what type of region of the south with these ideas?

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual/Vernacular

d)

Uniform

4.

Measuring the distance people are willing to travel to shop at a store would be creating what type of region for that store?

a)

Formal

b)

Perceptual/Vernacular

c)

Functional

d)

Uniform

5.
Geographers group like things together into regions in order to make them easier to study.  What type of region would a corn field be?
a)
Perceptual
b)
Formal
c)
Functional
d)
Vernacular
6.
Imaginary North-South line that passes through Greenwich, England, and has a value of 0 degrees
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
relief
d)
scale
7.
What are lines on a globe drawn in an east-west direction and measured in degrees?
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
grid
d)
equator
8.
The science of making maps
a)
cartography
b)
cartographer
c)
distortion
9.
The change in size, shape, direction, or distance of something once a globe is converted to a map. 
a)
Cartography
b)
map
c)
distortion
d)
scale
10.

According to the surviving evidence, the first person to write the word geography was

a)

Thucydides

b)

Eratosthenes

c)

Strabo

d)

Kevin Sorbo

11.

Greenwich Mean Time is measured from

a)

90 degrees W longitude

b)

0 degrees latitude

c)

0 degrees longitude

d)

90 degrees S latitude

12.

The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite, spacecraft, or specially equipped high-altitude balloon is

a)

remote sensing

b)

GIS

c)

USFL

d)

IPMPCW

13.

Which of the following maps would have the largest scale?

a)

world

b)

continent

c)

country

d)

city

14.

Lines of ________ are drawn as east and west circles on the globe and yet they measure distances north and south of the ________.

a)

longitude, Prime Meridian

b)

longitude, equator

c)

latitude, Prime Meridian

d)

latitude, equator

15.

Which of the following maps would have the smallest scale?

a)

world

b)

continent

c)

country

d)

city

16.

Geography is...

a)

The study of Earth and how we, the people who live there, interact with it.

b)

The study of Earth and its atmosphere.

c)

The study of rocks, minerals, and all physical attributes of Earth

17.

Equator is ...

a)

An imaginary line going across the center of Earth that separates the eastern and western hemisphere.

b)

A region created when the Earth is divided in half.

c)

An imaginary line going across the center of Earth that separates the north and south hemisphere.

18.

Prime Meridian is ...

a)

An imaginary line going across the center of the earth that separates the eastern and western hemispheres.

b)

An imaginary line going across the center of the earth that separates the north and south hemispheres.

c)

An absolute location on the map.

19.
Movement is ...
a)
The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
b)
The way people and the environment affect each other.
c)
Where a place is on Earth.
20.

Regions are ...

a)

Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.

b)

An absolute location on Earth.

c)

The physical and human characteristics of a place.

21.
Human and Environment Interactions are ...
a)
The way people and the environment affect each other.
b)
Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.
c)
The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
22.
Location is ...
a)
The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
b)
Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.
c)
Where a place is on Earth.
23.

40 degrees North and 55 degrees West is an example of which theme?

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Region

e)

Human Environment Interaction

24.

desert, rain forest, Marion County are all examples of which theme?

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

Human Environment Interaction

25.

Relocating from one state to another is an example of...

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I.

26.

When you describe to someone what your community is like, you are referring to which theme of geography?

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

Human Environment Interaction

27.

How we adapt to nature around us is...

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

Human Environment Interaction

28.
How many time zones are there?
a)
18
b)
11
c)
20
d)
24
29.

The map below shows four major time zones of the United States. The dashed lines represent meridians of longitude. The locations of New York City and Denver are shown.


What is the time in New York City when it is noon in Denver?

a)

10 am

b)

2 pm

c)

3 pm

d)

noon

30.

The map below shows a portion of Earth's system of latitude and longitude and five surface locations labeled A, B, C, D, and X.


At which location will noon next occur?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

31.

What geographic tool uses at least four satellites to provide locations on the Earth?

a)

globe

b)

map

c)

satellite imagery

d)

GPS

32.

Computer system to capture, store & display geographic data

a)

GPS

b)

Remote Sensing

c)

Projection

d)

GIS

33.

Greenwich Mean Time equals...

a)

the prime meridian, 0° latitude

b)

the prime meridian, 0° longitude

c)

the equator, 0° longitude

d)

the equator, 0° latitude

34.

Which map represents Mercator Projection?

a)
b)
c)
35.

Which map represents Robinson Projection?

a)
b)
c)
36.

Which map represents Gall-Peters Projection?

a)
b)
c)
37.

Which map represents Dot Distribution?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

Which map represents Isoline map?

a)
b)
c)
d)
39.

Which map represents Choropleth map?

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

Which map represents Graduated Symbol map?

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.
A place is...
a)
The physical and human characteristics of a place.
b)
The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
c)
Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.