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Geography Tools

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two kinds of locations did the earliest maps identify?

a)

grasslands for grazing

b)

shops and eateries

c)

water sources

d)

boundaries of countries

2.

A model is a

a)

mathematical representation

b)

visual representation

c)

imaginary representation

3.

Which geographer pioneered the use of science in geography?

a)

Alexander von Humboldt

b)

Doreen Massey

c)

Abu Rayhan al-Biruni

d)

Michael Frank Goodchild

e)

Ptolemy

4.

Models include

a)

maps

b)

charts

c)

compasses

d)

diagrams

e)

gazetteers

5.
Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Axis
d)
North Pole
6.
An imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
equator
b)
longitude
c)
latitude
d)
prime meridian
7.
GPS stands for....
a)
geographic information system
b)
place that tracks the orbits 
c)
global positioning system
d)
small device that decondes
8.
What is the measure of how far north or south a place is from the Equator called?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
9.
The invisible lines that run east-west and north-south to form an imaginary grid over the planet earth which are used for finding locations
a)
Cartography
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Latitude and Longitude Lines
d)
Geography Lines
10.
The science of creating or designing maps
a)
Chemistry
b)
Navigation
c)
Cartography
d)
Geography
11.

What is the essential feature of data stored by geographical information systems?

a)

The data is linked to a specific time.

b)

The data relates to land use.

c)

The data relates to geographical formations.

d)

The data is linked to locations.

12.

Identify two essential elements of geography.

a)

human systems

b)

computer systems

c)

the world in spatial terms

d)

energy systems

13.

Fill in the blank: (a)   are books that contain geographical information, including locations, information about the geographical features of each location, and social statistics

14.

What is a GIS?

a)

Collects and analyzes geographic information that can store almost any kind of information that is linked to locations

b)

Relies on data from communication satellites in space to determine the location of a place on Earth

c)

Refers to the collection of geographical data using detection instruments or sensors placed away from the location to be studied

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