Chapter 1

Which of the following best describes relative location? a. 100 miles south of Paris, France b. A location defined using a coordinate system c. 45 degrees north, 123 degrees west d. the U.S. Capitol building e. 1200 West Main Street

A. 100 miles south of Paris, France

What type of data are created and displayed in "layers" containing numerous types of geospatial data for a specific area? a. GIS b. RADAR c. GPS d. LIDAR e. EMS

A. GIS

Places located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are in the _____ latitudes. a. low b. southern c. high d. northern e. middle

A. Low

What are the two major branches of geography? a. physical and human b. places and regions c. location and place d. environmental and regional e. human and place

A. Physical and human

Which is the best example of a formal region? a. The countries of Europe b. The Far East c. The delivery area of a local pizza parlor d. The Midwest e. The Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area

A. The countries of Europe

A system of values, beliefs, and attitudes that shapes and influences behavior is called a/an _____. a. location b. culture c. model d. vernacular e. place

B. Culture

The science of gathering information about the Earth without being in direct contact with it is called _____. a. indirect observation b. remote sensing c. cloud-based technology d. indirect acquisition e. peripheral acquisition

B. Remote sensing

What type of map projection preserves the shapes of landmasses? a. equidistant b. equal-area c. compromise d. conformal e. orientation

D. Conformal

According to Tobler's First Law of Geography, which statement is true? a. The five themes of geography are location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region. b. The six essential elements of geography represent the most current conception of what it means to be geographically literate. c. Everything is related to everything, but near things are more related than distant things. d. Geography is the most encompassing of all the social sciences. e. The primary theme of geography is human-environment interaction due to the demand for answers to pressing global problems.

C. Everything is related to everything, but near things are more related than distant things

Which statement about latitude is correct? a. Lines of latitude are called meridians. b. Lines of latitude extend from the North Pole to the South Pole. c. The Prime Meridian is located at 0 (zero) degrees latitude. d. Each degree of latitude is made up of 60 minutes. e. The highest latitude a place can have is 180 degrees.

D. Each degree of latitude is made up of 60 minutes

The Five Themes of Geography can be used to characterize anywhere in the world. Read the following description, and choose which theme it represents. "Situated in the marshes of the Mississippi Delta, in a humid, subtropical climate zone" a. place b. human-environment interaction c. location d. movement e. region

E. Region

Carl Sauer founded the landscape perspective in American geography, where geographers study the transformation from a(n) _____ landscape to a _____ landscape. a. ancient; cultural b. cultural; natural c. natural; cultural d. natural; future e. modern; future

C. Natural; Cultural

Which type of map would be best to show the movement of people or goods from one area to another? a. a choropleth map b. a graduated symbol map c. a dot map d. an isarithmic map e. a flow map

E. A flow map

What does a scale of 1:100 mean? a. The map is a small-scale map. b. The map probably shows a large area in very general terms. c. The map probably provides a detailed rendering of a small area. d. The map will show more detail than a map of the same area with a scale of 1:10,000. e. For every 1 unit on the ground, there are 100 units on the map.

D. The map will show more detail than a map of the same area with a scale of 1:10,000

What is the science of making maps called? a. symbolization b. spatial analysis c. geocoding d. mathematical location geography e. cartography

E. Cartography