Why Geography is Important and Skills of a Geographer
5 Themes of Geography
Parts of a Map
Types of Maps and Map Projections
Latitude and Longitude
100
TRUE or FALSE - Geography is important because it helps communities minimize the impact of natural disasters, helps governments make good national and international security decisions, and helps businesses make good location decisions.
TRUE
100
A street address is an example of what type of location?
Absolute Location
100
What two sets of lines make up the grid system that we find on our maps?
Lines of Latitude and Longitude
100
What kind of maps feature the Earth's surfaces - such as mountains, plains, bodies of water, elevation, and vegetation?
Physical Maps
100
Which of the following correctly describes the direction that lines of latitude and longitude run?
A) Lines of latitude run parallel to the Prime Meridian and lines of longitude run parallel to the Equator
B) Lines of longitude run East and West and lines of latitude run North and South
C) Lines of latitude run parallel to the Equator and lines of longitude run parallel to the Prime Meridian
C) Lines of latitude run parallel to the Equator and lines of longitude run parallel to the Prime Meridian
200
Of the following, which decisions can Geographers help make?
A. What route a trans-national oil pipeline should take
B. The most profitable location of a new fast food restaurant
C. Causes of a dispute between bordering countries in Asia
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
200
What are the 5 themes of geography?
Movement, Region, Human Environment Interaction, Location, and Place
200
If you wanted to understand the meaning of a symbol on a map, you could use the map’s –
Legend or key.
200
What type of maps show areas of natural resources and agricultural and industrial products of an area?
Resource Maps
200
Lines of latitude and longitude help identify which type of location? Relative location or absolute location?
Absolute location
300
Geographers view the world ___________. A) Linearly B) Spatially C) Narrowly
B) Spatially
300
What can a geographer use to describe relative location?
Landmarks, time, direction, and/or distance
300
If you wanted to identify the distance between two locations on a map, you could use the map’s –
Scale
300
What type of maps show major boundaries such as counties, states, capitals, and other cities?
Political Maps
300
Based on the location of the low latitudes near the equator, we can conclude that the high latitudes are located near the ______________.
A. North Pole and South Pole
B. Prime Meridian
C. areas of increasing elevation
D. International Dateline
A. North Pole and South Pole
400
Before geographers are able to analyze data, what must they do?
Organize previously collected data.
400
What are the 3 ways humans and the environment affect each other (Human Environment Interaction)?
We depend on it, adapt to it, and modify it.
400
What part of the map tells you what the map is of?
The title.
400
What kind of maps show where people live in a specific area and how crowded it is (Rural/Urban)?
Population Density Maps
400
The low latitudes of the earth lie between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. These areas of Earth are often just called the ____________.
A. poles
B. tropics
C. westerlies
D. doldrums
B. tropics
500
A primary reason that geographers study maps is to:
A) predict changes in government policies
B) infer relationships between people and places
C) understand the time order in which an event unfolded
D) appreciate the value systems of world cultures.
B) Infer relationships between people and places.
500
What best explains the difference between formal regions and functional/perceptual regions?
Formal regions have clear borders with one or more common features, whereas functional/perceptual regions have shifting, sometimes unclear borders.
500
What are the 5 basic parts of a map?
GLOTS (Grid, Legend, Orientation, Title, and Scale)
500
What is one compromise of the Mercator map projection?
It distorts the actual sizes of landmasses and bodies of water closer to the North and South Poles, making them look bigger than they actually are.
500
If lines of latitude run east and west or parallel with the equator, which latitudinal zone has the coldest average annual temperatures?
A. High latitude zone
B. Middle latitude zone
C. Low latitude zone
D. All latitudinal zones show equal areas of cold temperatures.