Unit Test

At which of the following sets of coordinates is the city of Lilongwe located?

13° S, 33° E

John wants to prepare a disaster plan for his family to follow in case of severe weather. Which of the following agencies might he contact to receive materials on preparing for severe weather?

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

If you wanted to find your exact location, which new technology in geography could use a system of satellite signals and receivers to help you?

Global Positioning System (GPS)

Which of the following statements about maps and how they work is false?

Map projections always create undistorted representations of the Earth's surface.

I made an 88 but don´t know what i got wrong, it won´t tell me.

Sorry.

On climate maps such as the one above, color is most likely used to represent __________.

temperature and weather

Which of the following examples best represents a geographic study on a large scale?

The effects of rising ocean levels on marine ecosystems.

The map above shows an example of how we can combine maps and data using GIS. The background is a satellite map of a city. The red stars show grocery stores that opened in 2007, and the blue circles show stores that opened in 2008.

The population of the area has likely increased.

All of the following statements are true of tornadoes except __________.

They can develop from hurricanes.

Which form of severe weather is depicted in the image above?

a tornado

How do GPS receivers calculate their exact location?

by receiving signals from satellites orbiting the Earth

There are many new technologies in geography! Which new technology can help us to understand patterns in our world by using software to combine data with maps?

geographic information systems (GIS)

Which of the following climate zones typically is not found in midlatitude regions?

ice cap

Which of the following is not an example of a study within human geography?

landforms and natural environments

The science of observing and forecasting weather conditions is called __________.

meteorology

When analyzing weather patterns like the one in the image above, geographers are studying __________.

meteorology

Which of the following is not one of the six essential elements of geography?

movement

Geographers should learn to view the world from different __________ to organize and categorize it.

perspectives

A region that is administered by the United States government is an example of a __________ region.

political

A tool used to measure precipitation is a __________.

rain gauge

Aerial photography, satellite imagery, and radar are all examples of __________.

remote sensing

The large body of water in the image above is partially enclosed by land and is larger than a bay. It is best described as a(n) __________.

strait

Which of the Earth's layers is represented by the number two (2) on the image above?

the mantle

Which of the following definitions best sums up the study of geography?

the study of world cultures and their impact on various social institutions

Many people use relative location on a daily basis by using __________.

their mental maps of an area

All of the following are components that combine to influence and change weather except __________.

velocity