WorksheetsUnit 1: Thinking Geographically Test Review
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 37mins
Maps used to show landforms and/or places
thematic maps
reference maps
Maps used to display specific types of information pertaining to an area
reference map
thematic map
These maps are ________________.
dot density maps
graduated symbol maps
choropleth maps
cartograms
What type of map is this?
choropleth
dot density map
isoline map
cartogram
Dot density maps are
thematic maps that show statistical data by transforming space.
thematic maps that use shading or coloring to show statistical data.
thematic maps that use dots to indicate a feature or occurrence.
thematic map that indicates relative magnitude of some value for a geographic region in which the symbol varies in proportion to data.
Which of the following maps is a graduated symbol (proportional symbol) map?
All of the following are ways a map shows distortion EXCEPT
size or area
distance
direction
projection
shape
Map projection is
finding a direction on a compass
showing a world map on the Smart Board
transferring the 3-dimensional earth onto a 2-dimensional map
transferring a 2-dimensional map onto a round surface
This type of projection is a _____________________, and it greatly distorts _______________.
Gaul-Peters/shape
Robinson/distance
Mercator/size
Gaul-Peters/size
This type of projection is ________________, and it greatly distorts _____________.
Gaul-Peters/shape
Mercator/size
Azimuthal/direction
Gaul-Peters/size
What types of distortion does the Robinson Projection have? (click all that apply)
size
shape
direction
distance
GIS (Geographic Information Systems) can be used for all of the following except
mapping informal settlements
mapping high crime areas
finding your precise location
tracking the spread of disease
Check all of the possible uses of remote sensing
monitoring volcanic activity
tracking storm systems
military surveillance
monitoring deforestation
monitoring bus routes
A _________________ is a regularly-occurring and official count of a particular population. It provides more than just a population count, and includes variables such as ethnicity breakdowns, income, and housing values.
survey
data collection service
census
This is an example of
satellite imagery
GIS
GPS
geotagging
All of the following are examples of absolute location EXCEPT
35° 11' 22.53" N, -101° 52' 30.56" W
The U.S. Capitol is that it is located about 38 miles southwest of Baltimore.
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500
Mile marker sign 108
The location of a place relative to other human and physical features is
absolute location
relative location
exact location
adjacent place
Scale is…
the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map.
the extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area.
the difference in elevation between two points in an area.
the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape.
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?
Formal
Functional
Perceptual
Uniform
The meridian in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0° is
parallel
the Prime Meridian
the International Date Line
the Equator
What theory states that environment influences, but does not strictly determine, how a culture interacts with the environment?
Environmental Determinism
Environmental Possibilism
Cultural Determinism
Cultural Environmentalism
What theory states that the physical environment causes social and cultural development?
Cultural Environmentalism
Environmental Possibilism
Environmental Determinism
Cultural Possibilism
This image demonstrates the concept of
regions
stimulus diffusion
globalization
none of the above
The concept of distance decay is best described in which scenario?
When fewer people read the Amarillo Globe newspaper the farther you are away from Amarillo.
People throughout a region generally speaking German.
When many people move to another area using an ocean vessel.
The diffusion of a disease along a highway corridor.
The science of making maps is called
cartography
epidemiology
mapology
demography
Greenwich Mean Time is measured from
90 degrees W longitude
0 degrees latitude
0 degrees longitude
90 degrees S latitude
The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite, spacecraft, or specially equipped high-altitude balloon is called
remote sensing
GIS
topography
geoscience
Which of the following maps would have the largest scale?
world
continent
country
city
Which of the following is not a formal culture region?
The distribution network for USA Today newspaper
A wheat-growing county in Kansas
A Haitian neighborhood in Miami, Florida
The part of Italy called “Lombardy”
A French-language region in Canada
The division of the United States into nine regions by the Census Bureau is an example of a…
vernacular region
formal region
functional region
Which is a form of expansion diffusion?
Stimulus Diffusion
Contagious Diffusion
Hierarchical Diffusion
Every diffusion listed here is a form of expansion diffusion.
What type of region is shown here?
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
Perceptual
What type of region is shown here?
Formal
Functional
Nodel
Vernacular
What type of region is shown here?
Formal
Fuctional
Vernacular
Nodel
Distance decay takes place as a phenomenon moves away from the
central place
city center
hearth
starting point
The Netherlands regaining land from below sea-level areas (polders) within the nation is an example of this theme of geography...
place
movement
human-environment interaction
region
Map projection causes the distortion of a map in all of the following EXCEPT
Shape
Distance
Direction
Location
Locations derive their names from physical features, cultural links, historical events. What are the names of places called?
sites
places
situations
toponyms
What is the layering of geographic data by computers into data sets known as?
photographic interpretation
field observation
GPS
remote sensing
GIS
India has McDonald's, but the menu serves much different food. This is an example of
stimulus diffusion
relocation diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
contagious diffusion
Fashion trends that diffuse from a celebrity in Paris, France to a certain group of fans is an example of
relocation diffusion
stimulus diffusion
contagious diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
The hearth of soccer is England, and it diffused as the British Empire established colonies around the world. This is an example of
relocation diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
stimulus diffusion
contagious diffusion
A dance spreads rapidly to all groups of people as a result of a viral video. This is an example of
stimulus diffusion
relocation diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
contagious diffusion
Which of the following is responsible for space-time compression?
acculturation
globalization
regionalization
syncretization
assimilation
Which of the following best describes the site of Manhattan?
A regional transportation hub for the northeastern United States.
A midway point along an urban corridor stretching from Boston to Washington D.C.
An island bordered by the Hudson and East Rivers.
An important center for international trade and commerce.
An urban center located two hours northeast of Philadelphia by train.
The ability to travel and communicate over greater distances in shorter amounts of time, due to technological innovations such as the airplane, automobile, telephone, and Internet, represents the idea of
time-space compression
stimulus diffusion
friction of distance
relocation diffusion
possibilism
In cartography, parallels refer to
lines of latitude
meridians
the scale of the map
lines of longitude
the alignment of the poles
The increasing gap in economic conditions between core and peripheral regions as a result of the globalization of the economy is known as
sustainability
density
uneven development
cultural diffusion
The three types of distribution include (check all that apply)
pattern
density
concentration
space
The picture displays which of the following properties of distribution?
density
pattern
concentration
The Land Ordinance of 1785 displays which property of distribution?
density
concentration
pattern
This map displays which property of distribution?
density
pattern
concentration
Cadillac Ranch is an example of
cultural or built landscape
placelessness
location
connection
The 3 pillars of sustainability are
environment, climate change, and technology
economic, environment, and society
economic, climate change,and society
environmental, social, and financial
Sustainability is defined as
meeting our needs now by reducing, reusing and recycling.
doing the right thing so that the environment is not damaged.
a series of goals created by the United Nations, known as the SDGs, to help make the planet more sustainable.
meeting our needs without harming the environment, people and the economy, now and in the future.
The visible imprint put on the environment by people is called?
cultural landscape
place
location
human-environment interaction
If a place has great connections to other places, has dominant political, transportation, and economic structures, it is said to have a high degree of ________.
location
place
landscape
centrality
The concept that the distribution of one phenomenon is scientifically related to the location of other phenomena is
regional analysis.
spatial association.
spatial analysis.
regional dissociation.
A hearth is
a region from which a phenomenon originates.
the process by which a feature or trend spreads.
the perimeter of a defined feature.
the area in front of a fireplace.
The diffusion of Zika Virus is an example of which type of diffusion?
relocation
stimulus
contagious
hierarchical
Rap music first appeared in New York City in the 1970s. Later it spread to larger cities with vibrant African-American populations without being absorbed by the smaller cities and rural areas in between. This type of spatial diffusion is called
relocation diffusion.
hierarchical diffusion.
contagious diffusion.
friction of distance.
