Geography Quiz 1

In defining a region, geographers might take into account all of the following factors EXCEPT:

Literary history

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of geographical analysis?

Lithography

Lines of longitude are also known as:

Meridians

Central to the study of geography are the questions ________ and ________

Where; why

Which of the following is NOT an example of a geographic inquiry?

All of these are examples of geographical inquiry: A. How did a group of people come to occupy a particular place? B. How have people modified the physical aspects of a place to suit their needs? C. How have people contributed to a particular environmental problem?

Which of the following terms refers to the making of maps?

Cartogrpahy

The globe is divided into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at the:

Equator

T/F: A map is by definition an unbiased view of the world

False

T/F: In the video shown in class on the "Geospatial Revolution," USHAHIDI was used in response to an earthquake in Nepal

False

T/F: Lines of latitude are also know as meridians

False

T/F: Most regions, as defined by geographers, have well-defined boundries

False

The prime meridian runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through:

Greenwhich, England

Through which ocean does the longitude line at 180° run?

Pacific

Lines of latitude are also known as:

Parallels

Geography as a discipline links the _________________ with the _____________________

Physical sciences; social sciences

Cartographers solve the problem of showing the spherical Earth on a flat piece of paper by using:

Projections

Which of the following terms refers to the unit of Earth's surface that contains distinct patterns or physical features or of human activities

Region

Which of the following refers to the relationship between the distances shown on a map and the actual distances on Earth's surface?

Scale

Which of the following terms refers to the study of how people, objects, or ideas are, or are not, related to one another across space?

Spatial analysis

T/F: All projections entail some distortion

True

T/F: Lines of longitude on a map run from pole to pole

True