Geography Chapter 1 Test
Maps are 3D representations of Earth's surface.
False, 2D
The shortest route between any two places on Earth is a straight line.
False, great circle route
A region is the scenery of a place, including its physical, human, and cultural features.
False, landscape
A cartographer might be particularly interested in the theme of movement.
False, location
Cartography is the study of weather patterns.
False, meteorology
The world's largest geographic feature is Asia.
False, pacific ocean
The Western U.S. is a functional region.
False, perceptual
Name three formal regions, one by population, one by physical feature, and one by type of economy.
Hollywood- population, Rocky Mountains- physical feature, North Korea- economy
_______ geography is the study of the way people live.
Human
In which city would you expect to find the driest climate?
Kansas City
a collection of maps in a book
atlas
when all the territories within a country are physically connected
contiguous
A map that connects points of equal elevation above or below sea level is called a __________.
contour map
What type of map would a mountain climber find most useful?
contour map
How people use natural resources is an important component of the essential element of _________.
environment and society
Lines of latitude measure the distance north and south of the __________.
equator
Landmasses near the poles are distorted on this type of map.
Mercator
_________ is another word for longitude.
Meridian
The _____ of a region is/are an example of a physical feature.
soil
Geographers use a ________ perspective to study the world.
spatial
the elevation, layout, and shape of the land
topography
Earth is divided into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres by the prime meridian and the ________.
180 meridian
There are _____ essential elements in geography.
6
the study of weather
meteorology
_________ is not part of the contiguous U.S.
Alaska
The ________ Ocean is the smallest of all oceans.
Arctic
Why are all age-strucure diagrams not in the shape of a pyramid?
Because there are not more young people than adults, so the population is not growing.
_________ maps show true area sizes but distort shapes.
Flat-plane
_________ is the world's largest island.
Greenland
Which city has the most constant climate? Why?
Washington D.C. because it gets about the same amount of rain each month
The _________ is not an example of a formal region.
Seat Belt
Which one of the following is not a functional region?
The Rocky Mountains
What are the six essential elements?
The world in spatial terms, human systems, physical systems, uses of geography, env and so, places and regions
What are contour lines?
They connect points of equal elevation above or below sea level on a contour map.
Geographers might study how a nuclear power plant would affect the surrounding ecosystem.
True
Mexico is a political region.
True
The prime meridian is an imaginary line that marks the 0 point for lines of longitude.
True
The largest employer of cartographers is the ________.
U.S. Geological Survey
What details are found on a city map that are not found on a map of an entire state?
buildings
the unit of measurement used for distance between parallels or meridians
degrees
the Great Lakes
formal region
the airports of the U.S.
functional region
the physical, human, and cultural features of a place
landscape
How do map makers and geographers organize the world?
lines of latitude and longitude
The essential element of the world in spatial terms is similar to the theme of ________.
location
lines drawn on the globe to measure distance east and west of the prime meridian
longitude
Degrees are subdivided into _________.
minutes
The theme of ______ involves the study of how people and things change locations and the effects of those changes.
movement
the way a person looks at something
perception
What are the fives themes of geography?
region, place, movement, location, human-env inter
