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100
True or False: "Geography" means "written description."
What is False.
100
I was the Flemish mapmaker whose map allowed sailors to plot their course on a straight line and became the standard map of the time.
Who was Mercator.
100
Name the kind of map that shows boundaries, capitals, and major cities.
What is a political map.
100
The basic tool of geography: A. photograph B. textbook C. map D. compass
What is C. map.
100
What coordinates should I use to go to Manila, Philippines?
What is 15 degrees N, 121 degrees E.
200
The acronym GPS stands for what words?
What is global positioning system.
200
I was the most famous Roman geographer who promoted the idea that the earth is the center of the universe.
Who was Ptolemy.
200
Name the 2 main branches of geography.
What are physical and human geography.
200
Detailed land features (mountains, hills, elevations, rivers, swamps) are referred to as: A. grids B. topography C. legends D. hemisphers
What is B. topography.
200
If you are at 1 degree N, 104 degrees E, where are you?
What is Singapore.
300
This is a method of showing the earth's round surface on a flat map.
What is map projection.
300
I was a Greek geographer -- in fact I was the first geographer--I was a mathematician by trade.
Who was Eratosthenes.
300
Name the term that means earth-centered.
What is geocentric.
300
Rather than referring to feet when indicating points on a map, cartographers use: A. degrees B. flags C. markers D. standards
What is A. degrees.
300
If you were a soldier in the Vietnam War and mapped yourself to 11 degrees N and 107 degrees E, where were you?
What is Ho Chi Minh City.
400
This is any imaginary line that cuts the earth into two hemispheres.
What is a great circle.
400
I argued that the sun was the center of the universe, not the earth.
Who was Copernicus.
400
Name the city through which the prime meridian runs.
What is Greenwich, England.
400
The main problem with a flat map is: A. time B. space C. perspective D. distortion
What is D. distortion.
400
Okay, Explorer, go to 10 degrees S, 120 degrees E. Where are you?
What is Sumba.
500
A line of latitude is called this
What is a parallel.
500
I was a Greek philosopher that developed a grid to make it easier to locate places on the map.
Who was Hipparchus.
500
Name the kind of map you use when you give verbal directions not using a visible map or drawing.
What is a mental map.
500
If you want to learn details about natural features of an area, consult this kind of map. A. political B. physical C. road D. climate
What is B. physical
500
Give me the coordinates for Yangon, Myanmar.
What is 17 degrees N, 97 degrees E.
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