Chapter 1 Review

Maps & Globes

100

The ability to scale up and down is an advantage of a ______?

Map

200

The inability to see the entire Earth at one time is a disadvantage of a _____?

Globe

300

John is displaying a round Earth onto a flat sheet of paper to increase the accuracy of a map.  John is using a _____ __________?

Map Projection 

400

John Podesta is analyzing an electoral college map of the 2016 election.  This map has all fifty U.S. states shaded either blue or red depending on which candidate won the state.  What type of map is John using?

Thematic Map

500

What type of map displays boundaries, names, and unique identifiers?

General Reference Map 

The Five Themes of Geography

100

The acronym for remembering the five themes of geography is __________. 

Mr. Help

200

Exactly one half of the Earth is referred to as a __________.

Hemisphere 

300

New York City and New Jersey share a unique relationship.  The pair are organized around a set of interactions and connections between the two places. Therefore, New York City and New Jersey are a __________ region.

Functional Region 

400

Five year old Alex has been riding in the car for 100 miles or 1.5 hours.  However, he says it feels like 1000 miles or 15 hours.  This is an example of ____________ distance.

Psychological Distance 

500

You just got home from a 10 day vacation to the Bahamas.  Everyone wants to know what was like.  You describe the weather, the scenery, and much more.  Which theme of geography are you describing?

Place

The Science of Mapmaking

100

How many satellites make up Global Positioning Systems?

24

200

Donald is responsible for creating a new map of Sarasota, Florida.  Donald needs to make sure that his make is as accurate as it can be.  What is the first tool that Donald should use when he begins to create his map?

Survey/Surveying

300

Nasa recently launched a rocket that had a tool for mapmaking attached to it.  The tool that was attached will reach outer space and begin to orbit the Earth and send back geographic data back to Earth.  What tool of mapmaking was attached to the rocket?

Satellite

400

Joe works for Google.  While at work, Joe updates the latitude, longitude, altitude, and time of given areas on Earth that is transmitted from outer space.  What tool of mapmaking is responsible for sending Joe this type of data?

Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

500

While working at the Pentagon, Hillary is conducting surveilling a possible terrorist hiding in a compound in Pakistan.  To do her job well, Hillary needs information from multiple sources, and she needs the information combined in multiple ways.  The newest invention of mapmaking would make her job much easier.  What is the name of this tool of mapmaking?

Geographic Information System (GIS)