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Unit 2 - Geographer's Tools

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does GIS stand for?

a)

Geography is Super

b)

Geographic Information System

c)

Geographic Position System

2.

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

a)

compass rose

b)

scale

c)

key

d)

title

3.

Loss of accuracy on a map

a)

GIS

b)

GPS

c)

compass rose

d)

distortion

4.

Shows cardinal directions

a)

key

b)

legend

c)

title

d)

compass rose

5.

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

a)

scale

b)

key or legend

c)

topographic

d)

compass rose

6.

Mini model representation of the Earth's surface

a)

mercator projection

b)

robinson projection

c)

globe

d)

map

7.

Flat representation of the Earth's surface

a)

map

b)

globe

8.

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

9.

Map projection that shows landforms near the equator are fairly accurate but landforms near the polls are larger than they really are

a)

Mercator

b)

Robinson

10.

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

11.

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.

12.

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

13.
Which symbol on this legend shows a bicycle path?
a)
Straight line
b)
Dotted line
c)
Dashes
d)
Double line
14.
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
15.
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 
16.
People who make maps are called _______________________.
a)
cartographer
b)
map people
c)
geniuses 
d)
geographers
17.

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

a)

compass rose

b)

scale

c)

key

d)

title

18.

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

a)

thematic maps

b)

globes

c)

general purpose maps

d)

physical maps

19.

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

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

International Date Line

d)

Fine Line

20.

What is relative location?

a)

Latitude and Longitude Coordinates

b)

Location in relation to other places

c)

Physical address

d)

Home address

21.

Which 5 theme of Geography consists of people adapting to their environment?

a)

HEI

b)

Region

c)

Location

d)

Place

22.

This type of location consists of latitude, longitude coordinates and physical addresses.

a)

Physical Location

b)

Relative Location

c)

Absolute Location

d)

Real Location

23.

What is another name for 0 degrees longitude?

a)

Prime Latitude

b)

Prime Longitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

24.

How is GPS used in society

a)

By tracking location

b)

By predicting weather

c)

By analyzing earth's rotation

d)

By creating Snapchat

25.

When a landmass looks larger on a map than it does on the globe, that change in shape is called...

a)

Compass

b)

Measurement

c)

Distortion

d)

Continent

26.
Identify this map
a)
Road map
b)
Climate Map
c)
Physical Map
27.
What kind of map is this?
a)
weather
b)
product
c)
physical
d)
political
28.
Identify this map
a)
Road Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Political Map
d)
Climate Map
29.
 A way of showing the curved surface of the Earth is
a)
mercator
b)
map projection
c)
robinson
d)
winkel tripel projection
30.
The 0 degree mark of longitude is known as the ___________ ______________ and passes through Greenwich, England.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour Line
31.
Which most accurately displays the size, shape, and location of continents and oceans?
a)
Globe
b)
Mercator Projection
c)
Goode's Homolosine
d)
Robinson
32.

What are the PROs of MAPS? (select all that apply)

a)

Show Earth’s shape, lands, and directions as they truly relate to one another without distortion

b)

Can show small areas in great detail

c)

Can display different types of information, such as population densities or natural resources

d)

Easy to carry

33.

Which of the following are CONS of GLOBES? (select all that apply)

a)

It cannot show close-up or detailed information

b)

You can never see the whole Earth at the same time.

c)

Not easy to carry

d)

Distorts the accuracy of shapes and distances

34.

What are map projections?

a)

Different ways of showing the round earth on a flat surface.

b)

A person who makes maps

c)

Different ways of creating globes

d)

A map shown on a screen using a projector

35.

Which of the following things will be distorted on any MAP PROJECTION? (Select all that apply)

a)

Shapes

b)

Sizes

c)

Distances

d)

Direction

36.
Lines of Latitude can be measured up to what degree?
a)
150 degrees
b)
180 degrees
c)
90 degrees
d)
100 degrees
37.
Latitude lines run from the _____ to the  _______.
a)
West, East
b)
North, South
c)
North, East
d)
South, West
38.
What shape is the planet Earth?
a)
Circle
b)
hemisphere
c)
sphere
d)
cone
39.
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Eastern and Southern
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Western and Eastern
d)
Northern and Western
40.
The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Northern and Southern
b)
Western and Eastern
c)
Northern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Western
41.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere? 
a)
Northern 
b)
Southern 
c)
Western 
d)
Eastern
42.
Asia and Australia are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
43.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
44.
Europe, Asia and North America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
45.
Lines of latitude are also called  __________.
a)
hemispheres
b)
Parallels
c)
Meridians
d)
Tropics
46.
Lines of longitude are also called  ____________.
a)
Hemispheres
b)
Meridians
c)
parallels
d)
International Date Lines
47.
Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in __________.
a)
inches
b)
miles
c)
degrees
d)
ounces
48.
The two imaginary lines of latitude (parallels) that are closest to the equator are called __________ and ____________.
a)
Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle
b)
parallels and meridians
c)
International Date line and Prime Meridian
d)
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
49.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
50.
Which cities lie between 80°W and 85°W?
a)
Charleston and Nashville
b)
Little Rock and New Orleans
c)
Atlanta and Talahassee
d)
New Orleans and Jackson

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