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Unit 2 World Geography Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

study of events in time (what happened & when)

a)

history

b)

geography

c)

topography

d)

cartography

2.

study of the lands surface

a)

history

b)

geography

c)

topography

d)

cartography

3.

study of maps

a)

history

b)

geography

c)

topography

d)

cartography

4.

study of space and place (where things happened)

a)

history

b)

geography

c)

topography

d)

cartography

5.

a- study of earth & it's resources

b- study of man as he lives & uses earth

a)

a- physical geography

b- geography

b)

a- human geography

b- history

c)

a- human geography

b- physical geography

d)

a- physical geography

b- human geography

6.

lines of latitude RUN _____ to _____ but MEASURE ______ to ______

a)

East to West

North to South

b)

North to West

East to South

c)

North to South

East to West

d)

East to South

West to North

7.

lines of longitude RUN _____ to _____ but MEASURE ______ to ______

a)

East to West

North to South

b)

North to West

East to South

c)

North to South

East to West

d)

East to South

West to North

8.

divides earth in 2 halves

a)

hemisphere

b)

prime meridian

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

9.

I summarized Greek understanding of the world in a book titled Geography, I also believed earth was a sphere and calculated its circumference

Who am I?

a)

Eratosthenes

b)

Hipparchus

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

10.

I perfected Eratosthenes's idea of using a grid.

Who am I?

a)

Eratosthenes

b)

Hipparchus

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

11.

I am the most famous Roman geographer, I also promoted a geocentric theory meaning that the stars, sun, and planets revolve around earth.

Who am I?

a)

Eratosthenes

b)

Hipparchus

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

12.

I published a lengthy argument for a heliocentric theory (the sun is the center) of the universe

Who am I?

a)

Gerardus Mercator

b)

Hipparchus

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

13.

I published a map in 1569 that became the standard of my day. The map was beautifully illustrated with sea creatures, ships, and other designs.

Who am I?

a)

Gerardus Mercator

b)

Hipparchus

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

14.

a- states that the sun, stars, and planets revolve around earth

b- a model in which the sun is the center point of the universe

a)

a- heliocentric

b- geocentric

b)

a- geocentric

b- topography

c)

a- heliocentric

b- geography

d)

a- geocentric

b- heliocentric

15.

a- divides Northern and Southern Hemispheres

b- divides Eastern and Western Hemispheres

a)

a- Meridians

b- Hemisphere

b)

a- Equator

b- Hemisphere

c)

a- Meridians

b- Equator

d)

a- Equator

b- Meridians

16.

which of the following is NOT a distortion

a)

area

b)

shape

c)

angle

d)

distance

e)

direction

17.

What is this an example of?

a)

Mercator's Projection

b)

Goode's Interrupted Projection

c)

Robinson's Projection

d)

Azimuthal (Planar) flat plane

e)

Conic Projection

18.

What is this an example of?

a)

Mercator's Projection

b)

Goode's Interrupted Projection

c)

Robinson's Projection

d)

Azimuthal (Planar) flat plane

e)

Conic Projection

19.

What is this an example of?

a)

Mercator's Projection

b)

Goode's Interrupted Projection

c)

Robinson's Projection

d)

Azimuthal (Planar) flat plane

e)

Conic Projection

20.

What is this an example of?

a)

Mercator's Projection

b)

Goode's Interrupted Projection

c)

Robinson's Projection

d)

Azimuthal (Planar) flat plane

e)

Conic Projection

21.

What is this an example of?

a)

Mercator's Projection

b)

Goode's Interrupted Projection

c)

Robinson's Projection

d)

Azimuthal (Planar) flat plane

e)

Conic Projection

22.

a- state and nation boundaries

b- mountains, rivers etc

c- focus on shape and elevation of landforms

d- info about weather patterns

e- natural resources and economic activities of a place

a)

a- political

b- physical

c- road map

d- climate

e- topographic

b)

a- eco/resources

b- topographic

c- physical map

d- political

e- climate

c)

a- political

b- physical map

c- topographic

d- climate

e- eco/resources

d)

a- climate

b- topographic

c- political

d- road map

e- exo/resources

23.

What are gores

a)

12 prints used to make a globe

b)

13 prints used to make a globe

c)

14 prints used to make a globe

d)

11 prints used to make a globe

24.

Before sharing a map

  1. 1. check for og source of map

  2. 2. _____________________________

  3. 3. beware of misleading symbols, colors, projections

  4. 4. "scraped" social media maps aren't bad, just limited

a)

check for og source

b)

look it up

c)

research it

d)

check out methods used to collect data

25.

what is this a picture of?

a)

cylindrical projection

b)

interrupted projection

c)

robinson's projection

d)

no

26.

true or false, a mental map is someone's perception of the world (or a part of it), you use it when giving directions to someone

a)

true

b)

false

c)

bananas

d)

excuse me?

27.

What does GIS stand for?

a)

green icky spiders

b)

geographic info system

c)

geographic intentional systematical

d)

ur mom

28.

true or false, relief maps show height and depth of land features

a)

true

b)

false

c)

...

d)

i wanna go homeee