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                                                                                                       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
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                                                                                             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




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                    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




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             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




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                                                                                                       Section 1 Quiz