Chapter 1:
How Geographers Look at the World
1.
__________ provides the same sort of reference point for geographers that dates provide for historians.
a.
Space
b.
Location
c.
Relative location
d.
Latitude
2.
The __________ divides the earth midway between its North and South Poles.
a.
Prime Meridian
b.
Tropic of Cancer
c.
Equator
d.
Tropic of Capricorn
3.
The study of the human impact on the environment is called __________.
a.
ergonomics
b.
physical geography
c.
human-environment interaction
d.
human geography
4.
The Equator marks the division between the northern and southern __________.
a.
hemispheres
b.
time zones
c.
districts
d.
biospheres
5.
When geographers identify __________, they are defining boundaries that share some common characteristic, such as a crop grown there.
a.
perceptual regions
b.
functional regions
c.
formal regions
d.
cultural regions
6.
The study and making of maps is called __________.
a.
entomology
b.
cartography
c.
cardiology
d.
mapology
7.
Becoming a(n) __________ is a career path in geography that focuses on human economic activities and their relationship to the environment.
a.
regional geographer
b.
environmental specialist
c.
economic geographer
d.
human geographer
8.
Computer tools known as __________ help geographers organize data and satellite images.
a.
geographic informational technology
b.
geographic information systems
c.
geographic tracking systems
d.
geographic hard drives
9.
The study of weather and weather forecasting, an important component of geography, is called __________.
a.
historical geography
b.
cartography
c.
meteorology
d.
environmental geography
10.
Geographers use __________to help find out more detailed information.
a.
mapping
b.
interviewing
c.
statistics
d.
all of the above
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
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