WorksheetsDuplicate of Chapter 1 Kahoot Review
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The science and art of creating maps is called...
a)
demographics
b)
cartography
c)
diffusion
d)
regionalization
2.
Relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space is called...
a)
contagious diffusion
b)
distance decay
c)
possibilism
d)
connection
3.
The changes made to a natural landscape by a culture group create the...
a)
formal region
b)
longitude
c)
cultural landscape
d)
culture hearth
4.
The diminishing of importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin is...
a)
distance decay
b)
relative location
c)
geographic grid
d)
isoline
5.
The Five Themes of Geography include Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Region, and...
a)
latitude
b)
direction
c)
scale
d)
movement
6.
A uniform or homogeneous region, such as a country, in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics.
a)
functional region
b)
formal region
c)
vernacular region
d)
perceptual region
7.
Otherwise called a nodal region, this is an area organized around a center point or node such as a radio antenna.
a)
formal region
b)
vernacular region
c)
functional region
d)
perceptual region
8.
A system of imaginary lines or arcs drawn to indicate location on the Earth's surface.
a)
map scale
b)
toponym
c)
cartogram
d)
grid system
9.
Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope.
a)
cultural ecology
b)
distance decay
c)
globalization
d)
space-time compression
10.
A system that determines the precise location of something on Earth through a series of satellites and receivers.
a)
Geographic Inforamation System
b)
Geographic Information Science
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Global Positioning System
11.
The region or area from which innovative or new ideas originate.
a)
culture hearth
b)
formal region
c)
vernacular region
d)
mental map
12.
A meridian that follows 180 degrees of longitude and separates one day from the next.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
International Date Line
13.
Imaginary lines drawn across the globe that measure distances north or south of the Equator.
a)
meridians
b)
lines of latitude
c)
lines of longitude
d)
cartogram
14.
The position of anything on the Earth's surface using such things as an address or latitude and longitude.
a)
relative location
b)
grid system
c)
Geographic Information System
d)
absolute location
15.
A book of maps is called a...
a)
atlas
b)
compendium
c)
trilogy
d)
toponym
16.
North, South, East, and West make up the...
a)
intermediate directions
b)
cardinal directions
c)
hierarchical directions
d)
cartogram
17.
A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface or a portion of it.
a)
globe
b)
map
c)
toponym
d)
meridian
18.
The relationship between the size of an object on a map the size of that feature on Earth's surface.
a)
map scale
b)
distortion
c)
distance decay
d)
projection
19.
A line or arc drawn on a map connecting the North and South Poles that measures distances East or West is called a...
a)
parallel
b)
line of latitude
c)
meridian
d)
projection
20.
A specific point on earth distinguished by a particular characteristic such as BHS or the Mall of America.
a)
region
b)
scale
c)
space
d)
place
21.
The theory that people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action.
a)
Environmental Determinism
b)
Possibilism
c)
Remote Sensing
d)
Cultural Ecology
22.
Designated as 0 degrees longitude, this line passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England.
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Arctic Circle
23.
The system used to transfer locations from the Earth's surface to a flat map.
a)
distortion
b)
remote sensing
c)
projection
d)
space-time compression
24.
An area of Earth distinguished by a distinct combination of cultural and physical features.
a)
pattern
b)
space
c)
toponym
d)
region
25.
The gathering of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet.
a)
relative location
b)
remote sensing
c)
mental maps
d)
spatial interaction
26.
The relationship between the portion of the Earth being studied and Earth as a whole is called...
a)
scale
b)
isoline
c)
diffusion
d)
distortion
27.
This describes the physical character of a place. Examples would include climate, population, elevation, etc...
a)
site
b)
situation
c)
pattern
d)
node
28.
The location of a place relative to other places. An example would be how Brainerd is in the center of the state.
a)
site
b)
situation
c)
node
d)
isoline
29.
A map that shows a smaller area but with greater detail such as a map of Brainerd, MN.
a)
large scale map
b)
stimulus scale map
c)
functional scale map
d)
small scale map
30.
The specific name that is given to a portion of the Earth's surface such as Brainerd, Baxter, or Nisswa.
a)
atlas
b)
isoline
c)
toponym
d)
cartogram
31.
The physical gap or interval between two objects.
a)
space
b)
region
c)
direction
d)
distortion
32.
Otherwise called a perceptual region, this is an area that people believe exists as part of a cultural identity.
a)
formal region
b)
functional region
c)
vernacular region
d)
hierarchical region
33.
On a map or globe, this is the shortest distance between two places.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Great Circle Route
c)
Cardinal Direction
d)
Intermediate Direction
34.
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest are all...
a)
cardinal directions
b)
intermediate directions
c)
isolines
d)
spatial interactions
35.
A map that shows a large area, such as the world, but with little detail is a...
a)
large scale map
b)
mental map
c)
small scale map
d)
dot density map
36.
A map that uses various colors or shading to indicate value within a region is a...
a)
mercator projection
b)
mental map
c)
azimuthal map
d)
choropleth map
37.
The map that is recommended to use when studying the population of a region is a...
a)
polar projection
b)
dot density map
c)
mercator map
d)
choropleth map
38.
Data collected by the geographer on a field study such as photographs, surveys, or personal journal entries.
a)
intermediate data
b)
secondary data
c)
primary data
d)
optional data
39.
The center of a functional region, such as a radio antenna or a cell tower, is called a...
a)
stimulus
b)
toponym
c)
node
d)
reference
40.
The field of geography that studies such topics as weather, climate, bodies of water and the landscape.
a)
human geography
b)
physical geography
41.
The terrorist attack against the U.S. on September 11, 2001 took place in which of the following cities?
a)
Chicago
b)
Los Angeles
c)
New York City
d)
Minneapolis
42.
Who was the first to use the term "Geography" and is now considered the Father of Geography?
a)
Plato
b)
Eratosthenes
c)
Aristotle
d)
Mercator
43.
Maps that are drawn from memory and reflect the spatial perceptions of the cartographer are...
a)
thematic maps
b)
equal-area maps
c)
azimuthal maps
d)
cognitive/mental maps
44.
The most accurate model or representation of the entire Earth is a...
a)
large scale map
b)
small scale map
c)
cartogram
d)
globe
45.
A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data is called a...
a)
GPS
b)
GIS
c)
Remote Sensing Device
d)
Geographic Grid
46.
What is the toponym for Brainerd, Minnesota?
a)
Brainerd, Minnesota
b)
1,217 feet above sea level
c)
13,371 people
d)
46.3527° N, 94.2020° W
47.
Which of the following is true?
a)
yellow
b)
blue
c)
red
d)
purple
48.
Which of the following scales would be best for a study of Gull Lake?
a)
large scale map
b)
small scale map
49.
Which of the following states is the farthest north?
a)
Maine
b)
Montana
c)
North Carolina
d)
Minnesota
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