Themes
The theme of geography that involves a group of places that have characteristics in common
- movement
- location
location
What map element shows the directions N, S, E, and W?
- scale
- compass rose
- locator globe
- compass rose
What is relative location on a map?
- exact location on a map
- location of a place compared to another place on a map
- location of a place compared to another place on a map
Which phrase best summarizes what geographers study?
- history of cities
- places and the people who live there
- places and the people who live there
Mapmakers are called ___.
- geographers
- cartographers
- calligraphers
- cartographers
The theme of geography that explains how people, ideas, and animals get from one place to another is
- location
- movement
- place
movement
What is the purpose of a map legend?
- show the unit of distance
- list the names of places
- explain the meaning of symbols & colors
- explain the meaning of symbols & colors
What do mapmakers use to show Earth's curved surface on a flat page?
- map projections
- areas of color
- labels and symbols
- map projections
Which is an example of a geographic pattern?
- several cities located near bodies of water
- a river that flows between two mountains
- several cities located near bodies of water
When geographers study physical systems, what are they looking at?
- processes on Earth, such as volcanoes
- patterns about where places are located
- characteristics of places and regions
- processes on Earth, such as volcanoes
What is a region?
- a location with specific characteristics
- description of latitude & longitude
- group of places with common characteristics
group of places with common characteristics
What divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere?
- equator
- prime meridian
- Tropic of Capricorn
- equator
What does a political map show?
- location of energy sources
- human-created features on Earth
- natural features on Earth
- human-created features on Earth
Which geographic topic uses a global perspective instead of a regional perspective?
- spread of deserts in North Africa
- shifts in currents of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
- lower water levels in the Great Lakes
- changes in the religions practiced in Europe
- shifts in currents of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
What do geographers use the Global Positioning System (GPS) to determine?
- land use
- absolute location
- relative location
- absolute location
Which is an example of human-environment interaction?
- using a calculator
- storing water
- spreading disease
- erosion caused by waves
- storing water
What map element would you use to figure out the distance from one city to another?
- legend
- locator globe
- scale
- scale
How are lines of latitude and lines of longitude different?
- only latitude lines are measured in degrees
- latitude runs N to S; longitude runs E to W
- latitude lines never touch, longitude lines do meet
- latitude starts at the North Pole; longitude starts at South Pole
- latitude lines never touch, longitude lines do meet
When geographers look at how people use resources, what element are they studying?
- environment and society
- places and regions
- physical systems
- human systems
- environment and society
What divides the Western Hemisphere from the Eastern Hemisphere?
- Tropic of Capricorn
- Tropic of Cancer
- prime meridian
- equator
- prime meridian
The five themes of geography are: location, region, human-environment interaction, movement and ___.
- migration
- place
- systems
- hemispheres
place
A locator globe shows ___.
- distance represented on a map
- center line of latitude
- specific area of the world displayed on a map
- elevation of a location in the world
- specific area of the world displayed on a map
What type of map would show details in a city, such as schools and parks?
- proportional symbol map
- large-scale map
- dot density map
- small-scale map
- large-scale map
What type of thinking do geographers use most in their studies?
- psychological
- verbal
- spatial
- chronological
- spatial
Which would a cartographer create to show the southern portion of Africa?
- point symbol map
- small-scale map
- large-scale map
- dot density map
- small-scale map