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Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ratio of the number of items within a defined unit of area measures

a)

dispersion

b)

direction

c)

pattern

d)

density

e)

diffusion

2.

Spatial coordinates of latitude and longitude express

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

c)

relative direction

d)

absolute direction

e)

relative distance

3.

Which of the following concepts refers to the spatial arrangement of items of features within a given area?

a)

Distribution

b)

Direction

c)

Accessibility

d)

Trajectory

e)

Scale

4.

A method for representing the three dimensional surface of the earth on the two-dimensional surface of a map is known as

a)

scale

b)

globalization

c)

proximity

d)

ethnography

e)

projection

5.

A subjective image of an area informed by individual perceptions and experiences in that area is known as a

a)

thematic map

b)

reference map

c)

mental map

d)

contour map

e)

topographic map

6.
Relative location is....
a)
location of a place in relation to other human and physical features.
b)
Precise coordinates of a place.
c)
General trends we see of a given phenomenon.
d)
Digitized representations of the environment.
7.
Representation of a real world phenomenon at a certain level of reduction or generalization (ex. local, regional, global)
a)
Mental Maps
b)
Scale
c)
GPS
d)
Regions
8.

Which of the following projections have all parallels of latitude the same length as the equator and shows distortion in the poles.

a)

Robinson

b)

Mercator

c)

Galls Peters

d)

Waterman Butterfly

9.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a thematic map?

a)

Political Map

b)

Dot Symbol Map

c)

Cartogram

d)

Isoline Map

10.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a reference map?

a)

Isoline Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

All of the answers are an example of a reference map

11.
What is it called when you take a 3D image and put it onto a 2D surface?
a)
Cartogram
b)
Projection
c)
Globe
d)
Instagram
12.

Made to reflect a particular theme about a geographic area (e.g., geographic, topographic, political, etc)

a)

Reference Map

b)

Map Projections

c)

Remote Sensing

d)

Thematic Maps

e)

Place

13.

Exact measurement of the physical space between two places.

a)

Relative Distance

b)

Absolute Distance

c)

Site

d)

Situation

e)

Absolute Location

14.

Grouped, nucleated, clumped, concentrated.

a)

Dispersed

b)

Clustered

c)

Conformal

d)

Equal-area

e)

Rectilinear

15.

Distributed, scattered, spread out.

a)

Clustered

b)

Conformal

c)

Dispersed

d)

Functional

e)

Perceptual

16.

Position on Earth's surface using the coordinate system of longitude (that runs from North to South Pole) and latitude (that runs parallel to the equator).

a)

Absolute location

b)

Absolute distance

c)

Relative location

d)

Relative distance

e)

Site

17.

How is this map used?

a)

Lines drawn to link different places that share a common value.

b)

A map on which statistical information is shown in distorted diagrammatic form to convey the information of an alternate variable.

c)

Thematic map in which areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of the statistical variable being displayed (e.g., population density)

d)

Directions from a central point are preserved; usually these projections also have radial symmetry

e)

Distorts shape, area, scale, and distance in an attempt to balance the errors of projection properties

18.

This map has straight meridians and parallels that intersect at right angles, used for marine navigation.

a)

Peters Projection

b)

Robinson Projection

c)

Fuller Projection

d)

Mercator Projection

e)

Dot Map

19.

What's the purpose of the Dot Density Map.

a)

Dots are drawn to link different places that share a common value.

b)

Dots are used to distort shape, area, scale, and distance in an attempt to balance the errors of projection properties

c)

One dot represents a certain number of phenomena (e.g. population)

d)

Dots are used to identify straight meridians and parallels that intersect at right angles, used for marine navigation

20.

Distorts shape, area, scale, and distance in an attempt to balance the errors of projection properties. Notice the size Greenland.

a)

Robinson Projection

b)

Peters Projection

c)

Mercator Projection

d)

Fuller Projection

e)

Dot Map

21.

The location of a place relative to other places.

a)

Site

b)

Relative distance

c)

Situation

d)

Absolute distance

e)

Relative location

22.

True or false... thematic maps show relationships between places while reference maps help you get from place to place

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Is this a thematic or reference map?

a)

Thematic

b)

Reference

24.

What class concept does this image represent?

a)

Scales of Analysis

b)

Regional Analysis

c)

Map scales

d)

Map Projection

25.

Map projections can have which of the following types of distortions?

a)

Shape

b)

Distance and Direction

c)

Relative Size

d)

All the above

e)

None of the above

26.

What type of map projection is shown here?

a)

Robinson Projection

b)

Mercator Projection

c)

Goode Homolosine Projection

27.

What type of map projection is shown here?

a)

Robinson Projection

b)

Mercator Projection

c)

Goode Homolosine Projection

28.

A method for representing the three dimensional surface of the earth on the two-dimensional surface of a map is known as

a)

scale

b)

globalization

c)

proximity

d)

ethnography

e)

projection

29.
A thematic map that uses tones or colors to represent spatial data as average values per political unit area.
a)
Proportional symbol
b)
Choropleth
c)
Isoline
d)
Topographic
30.

Major cities and capital cities noted on map is called a....

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

31.

A map that shows physical features of the land is called a...

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

32.

This map is a...

a)

physical map

b)

road map

c)

political map

d)

thematic map

33.

Something you would find on a physical map is...

a)

a highway

b)

a lake

c)

a different subject

d)

a border between states or countries

34.

These maps may be useful for pilots or mountain hikers.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Weather Map

d)

World Map

35.

A map showing governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties, the location of major cities.

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Population

d)

Elevation

36.

A map showing bodies of water, lakes, and islands is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

37.
a)

Choropleth Map

b)

Isoline Map

c)

Dot Density Map

d)

Proportional Symbol Map

e)

Flow Line Map

38.

This map shows the levels of radiation released after the Chernobyl disaster. Which type of map is this?

a)

Choropleth Map

b)

Isoline Map

c)

Dot Density Map

d)

Proportional Symbol Map

e)

Flow Line Map

39.

This map shows the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in China. Which type of map is this?

a)

Choropleth Map

b)

Isoline Map

c)

Dot Density Map

d)

Proportional Symbol Map

e)

Flow Line Map

40.

This map shows population in Germany. Which type of map is this?

a)

Choropleth Map

b)

Isoline Map

c)

Dot Density Map

d)

Proportional Symbol Map

e)

Flow Line Map

41.

This map shows an election map in the United States based on population. Which type of map is this?

a)

Choropleth Map

b)

Isoline Map

c)

Dot Density Map

d)

Proportional Symbol Map

e)

Cartogram Map

42.

What is 0 degrees longitude called?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

International Dateline

d)

Greenwich Mean

43.

In descriptions of interaction between people and the environment, the term “environmental determinism” implies that

a)

the physical environment exclusively shapes humans and their actions 

b)

humans by their actions and technologies alter the physical environment to suit their needs

c)

determination of environmental limitations is a primary task of geographers

d)

capitalist economies do not contribute to global environmental degradation 

e)

there exists no interacting relationship between people and their surrounding physical environment

44.

GPS

a)

a system that measures distance from a series of satellites to determines exact location on the planet

b)

the science of making measurements of the earth using sensors on airplanes or satellites

c)

software that captures, manages, analyzes, and displays data that is collected geographically

d)

relating to data that is specific to one location

45.

Remote Sensing

a)

a system that measures distance from a series of satellites to determine location on the planet

b)

the science of making measurements of the earth using sensors on airplanes or satellites

c)

software that captures, manages, analyzes, and displays data that is collected geographically

d)

relating to data that is specific to one location

46.

What is sense of PLACE?

a)

The physical and human characteristics of a location.

b)

Exact, addresses and coordinates.

c)

An area according to the species inhabiting it.

47.
Type of Map?
a)
Topographic
b)
Weather
c)
Thematic
d)
Choropleth
48.

This map is an example of...

a)

A reference map

b)

A thematic map

c)

A cartogram

d)

A dot density map

49.

What type of thematic map is this...

a)

Dot Density

b)

Isoline

c)

Cartogram

d)

Topographic

50.

What type of thematic map is this?

a)

Dot density

b)

Choropleth

c)

Cartogram

d)

Isoline

51.

What type of map is this?

a)

Cartogram

b)

Choropleth

c)

Isoline

d)

Dot Density

52.

What map projection is this?

a)

Mercator

b)

Peters Equal Area

c)

Robinson

d)

None of these

53.

What type of map scale is this map showing?

a)

Small Scale Map

b)

Large Scale Map

c)

Global

d)

National

54.

This map shows what type of map scale?

a)

Small Scale (Zoomed Out)

b)

Large Scale (Zoomed In)

c)

Global

d)

Local

55.

What is the scale of this map? (Not scale of analysis)

a)

Global

b)

Regional

c)

National

d)

Local

56.

What is the scale of this map? ( Not scale of analysis)

a)

Global

b)

Regional

c)

National

d)

Local

57.

This map displays what type of region?

a)

Formal Region

b)

Functional Region

c)

Perceptual/Vernacular Region

d)

None of these

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