Name Date Class Section 1 Quiz Geography Skills Handbook MATCHING: Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct letters in the blanks. (10 points each) A B 1. shows the relationship between map A. interrupted projection measurements and actual distances on Earth B. scale bar 2. pattern of latitude and longitude lines C. elevation 3. resembles a globe cut apart and laid flat 4. height above sea level D. relief 5. differences in height above sea level E. grid system MULTIPLE CHOICE: In each blank on the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each) 6. What do cartographers use to show the round Earth on a flat surface? a. global grid c. compass rose b. relative location d. map projection Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 7. What are parallel lines that circle the Earth and measure distance north or south of the Equator called? a. absolute location c. latitude b. cardinal directions d. longitude 8. What is the part of a map that explains the symbols, colors, and lines used? a. compass rose c. cartogram b. key d. flow line 9. What divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere? a. the Prime Meridian c. cardinal directions b. the Equator d. flow lines 10. What is each degree of latitude or longitude further divided into? a. minutes b. seconds c. meridians d. grids Section Quizzes and Chapter Tests 3
Name Date Class Section 2 Quiz The Geographer’s Craft MATCHING: Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct letters in the blanks. (10 points each) A B 1. refers to a specific location of a place, A. functional region including its physical setting 2. a particular space with physical and human B. perceptual region meaning C. site 3. resembles a globe cut apart and laid flat 4. refers to a geographic position of a place in D. situation relation to other places 5. a place defined by popular feelings and images E. place MULTIPLE CHOICE: In each blank on the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each) 6. What is a geographer who examines human economic activities called? a. geographic educator c. physical geographer Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. b. human geographer d. environmental specialist 7. What do geographers often use to test the validity of their ideas? a. direct observation c. mapping b. interviewing d. statistics 8. What is the study of the interrelationship between people and their physical environment? a. human-environment interaction c. physical geography b. ecosystem d. human geography 9. What does a common characteristic, such as a product, define? a. formal region c. perceptual region b. functional region d. location 10. What do geographers use latitude and longitude to determine? a. functional region c. relative location b. formal region d. absolute location 4 Section Quizzes and Chapter Tests