WorksheetsHuman Geo H: Unit 1 Test Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the name of the map projection being displayed?
Lambert
Mercator
Robinson
Gall Peters
Which type of map is likely to change over time as a person’s experiences and interactions change?
mental map
thematic map
reference map
geographic map
An area on a map that is created to group people based on shared characteristics
place
region
theme
cartogram
Which geospatial tool would be best for viewing thematic data about a place?
Compass
Remote sensing
Global Positioning System
Geographic Information System
Which type of map projection is best for showing views of the North or South pole?
Goode's Interrupted
Robinson
Polar
Equal Area
Which map has a smaller scale?
The system for transferring 3-D images of the Earth onto a flat surface is called
graphing
projection
geography
distribution
Which line serves as the basis for all lines of LATITUDE?
Equator
Arctic Circle
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Which statement about maps is true?
All maps suffer from distortion.
World maps are the only perfect maps.
Maps are only useful for giving directions.
No map can really help people learn geography.
Which map projection is know for stretching the shape of countries and continents near the Equator?
Mercator
Robinson
Peters (Equal Area)
Goode's Homolosine
Which of the following is NOT a typical way that map distortion occurs?
area of land
distance between locations
names of major oceans
shape of countries and continents
A map scale is used to
estimate driving time between two locations.
identify a location using mathematical coordinates.
transfer an image of the Earth’s surface onto a flat map.
compare a feature’s size on the map to its actual size on Earth.
The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is an example of
physical place
relative location
perceptual region
absolute location
This is the belief that the natural environment causes human behavior.
Possibilism
Sustainability
Perceptual Region
Environmental Determinism
Using satellites or aircrafts to obtain information about the earth from a distance is known as
map projection.
remote sensing
global positioning.
spatial distribution.
Which of the following best describes the concept of “density”?
how features spread out in a space
how features are arranged geometrically in a space
how much of a feature occurs in a particular space
All of the above
Which of the following is the best example of human-environment interaction?
Building roads in a park to increase tourism
Practicing a religion
Using an airport to transport goods to people in a city
Migrating to a new country
Which type of map is used to show locations of features?
Reference
Thematic
Which lines measure degrees east and west of the Prime Meridian?
longitude
latitude
People's ability to adapt to the limitations of their natural environment is known as
remote sensing
possibilism
distribution
environmental determinism
The reduced time it takes for objects and ideas to spread due to modern technology is called
Diffusion
Globalization
Time Space Compression
Spatial Interaction
Companies that operate in more than one country and help to diffuse products globally are called Transnational Corporations
True
False
Which type of region has more interaction close to the center and weakens as it moves outward?
Formal
Functional
Perceptual
Which map projection has the least distortion of size and shape of landmasses?
Mercator
Equal Area
Polar
Robinson
