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WorksheetsCRM 1.1 What Is Geography?
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which map projection shows correct direction and shape, but not size and distance?
Goode's
Mercator
Robinson
Winkel Tripel
Which one is NOT a Natural Wonder?
Indian Ocean
Victoria Falls
Sahara
Grand Canyon
Which ocean is located on the South of this map?
Gulf Of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
A map showing population density would be considered a ___________________________.
General Purpose Map
Political Map
Physical Map
Special Purpose Map with a Choropleth
The line that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western halves is called the ___________________.
Equator
Latitude
Hemisphere
Prime Meridian
What are Cardinal Directions?
Scale
North, South, East, and West
Physical Map
Symbols
A map showing population density would be considered a __________ .
General-Purpose Map
Political Map
Physical Map
Special-Purpose Map
Lou tells Charley to meet him at 45°N, 108°W. Where does Charley need to go?
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Des Moines, Iowa
Billings, Montana
Little Rock, Arkansas
Suppose Ethan is standing at the following coordinates: 20°N, 0°E. According to the map, where would Ethan be?
in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Africa
off the coast of Japan
Australia
Geography:
Is the study of the Earth
Is only the study of landforms
Is the study of the solar system
Includes the study of the Sun.
What is the purpose of a physical map?
To show names of cities
To show borders of countries
To show landforms
None of the above
On a physical map, what do colors represent?
features such as land, water, and elevation
patterns such as climate and natural resources
the culture and population
the map scale and cardinal directions
Which of the following is an advantage of using a map instead of a globe?
A map shows more detail about a smaller area of Earth.
A map more accurately represents the distance between two locations.
A map shows more accurate information about the size of Earth's features.
A map shows more accurate information about the shape of Earth's features.
How can geographers pinpoint absolute location?
by finding the hemisphere
by finding the intersection of latitude and longitude
by finding the Prime Meridian and the Equator
by finding the true distance and direction between landmasses
What type of map should be selected to find the borders between countries?
General Purpose Map
Political Map
Physical Map
Special Purpose Map with a Choropleth
Which direction is Lower Egypt from Upper Egypt?
East
West
North
South
A half sphere which is used to refer to one half of the globe when divided into Northern and Southern also Eastern and Western are______________ .
Projection
Latitude
Hemisphere
Longitude
What is culture?
the average number of people living in a square mile or square kilometer
the movement of people from one place to another place
the number of people that live in a specific area
the set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people
Cultural diffusion can be described as...
the spread of beliefs, behaviors, and traits from one group of people to another
weather patterns that move from one place to another
changes on a planet after a natural disaster
groups of animals moving from place to place in search of food
The imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres is called the___________________.
Prime Meridian
Equator
Latitude
Longitude
Imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator.
latitude
longitude
Equator
projection
Which is the BEST meaning for the phrase, Global Positioning System?
a sound system
a digital map
a device that uses the satellite to locate objects.
A flying object
The World in Spatial Terms; Places and Regions; Physical Systems; Human Systems; Environment and Society; The Uses of Geography. All of these represent what?
The Six Essential Elements of Geography
The Six Themes of Geography
The Six Titles of Geography
The Six Chapters of Geography
Which of the six essential elements of geography would describe how people have shaped the world?
Human Systems
Environment and Society
The World in Spatial Terms
The Uses of Geography
Which of the six essential elements of geography would be used to explore how hurricanes, volcanoes, and glaciers have changed the earth's surface?
The Uses of Geography
The World in Spatial Terms
Physical Systems
Places and Regions
For his birthday, Paul received a map of the world with lines of latitude and longitude depicting each country's absolute location. Which of the six essential elements of geography can he now study in greater detail?
Environment and Society
Places and Regions
The Uses of Geography
The World in Spatial Terms
These two drawings of a globe show lines of longitude, or meridians, and lines of latitude, or parallels. Which kind of lines meet at the poles?
both latitude and longitude
neither latitude nor longitude
latitude
longitude
Which of the following describes the exact, as opposed to the relative, location of Florida's Apalachicola National Forest?
30° W longitude and 85°N latitude
30°N latitude and 85°W longitude
210 miles west of Jacksonville
just to the west of Tallahassee
What lines of latitude does Mexico lie between?
15°N and 30°N
15°N and 30°S
90°W and 120°W
90°E and 120°E
In which country is 40°N, 22°E located?
Greece
Spain
Finland
Austria
What is located north of the city of St. Augustine?
Anastasia Island
Fort San Marcos
Matanzas River
St. Sebastian Creek
