1) a pattern formed on a map or globe, by lines of latitude (parallels) and lines of latitude (meridians) a) Latitude / Parallels b) Global Grid System c) Equator d) Prime Meridian e) Reference map f) Political map 2) the science and art of drawing maps a) Equator b) Global Grid System c) Political map d) cartography e) Reference map f) Prime Meridian 3) a place name a) Prime Meridian b) toponym c) cartography d) Political map e) topography f) Global Grid System 4) distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees a) cartography b) longitude c) Prime Meridian d) Global Grid System e) topography f) Latitude / Parallels 5) Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees a) longitude/meridians b) Latitude / Parallels c) Prime Meridian d) cartography e) topography f) Global Grid System 6) an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0° a) Prime Meridian b) International Date Line c) cartography d) Global Grid System e) equator f) Latitude / Parallels 7) The meridian, designated at 0° longitude, which passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England. a) equator b) International Date Line c) Prime Meridian d) Global Grid System e) topography f) cartography 8) the line of longitude that marks where each new day begins, centered on the 180th meridian a) Prime Meridian b) equator c) Global Grid System d) International Date Line e) Latitude / Parallels f) topography 9) maps that emphasizes the location of places (without data attached). a) Political map b) road map c) Thematic maps d) physical map e) Choropleth Map f) reference map 10) a map that shows the names and borders of countries a) road map b) Political map c) Thematic maps d) Choropleth Map e) reference map f) physical map 11) a reference map that shows land and water features a) physical map b) Political map c) road map d) Choropleth Map e) topography f) cartography 12) before Google Maps, a map for drivers that showed the highways of an area. Boomers like them. a) cartography b) Political map c) physical map d) dot distribution map e) road map f) Choropleth Map 13) A thematic map that uses tones or colors to represent spatial data as average values per unit area. a) dot distribution map b) isoline map c) physical map d) Choropleth Map e) road map f) graduated symbol map 14) A thematic map with lines that connect points of equal value a) physical map b) isoline map c) dot distribution map d) graduated symbol map e) Chloropleth Map f) road map 15) A map where dots are used to demonstrate the frequency or intensity of a particular phenomena a) isoline map b) graduated symbol map c) physical map d) Choropleth Map e) dot distribution map f) road map 16) A map in which the shape or size is distorted in order to demonstrate a variable such as travel, population or economic production a) isoline map b) cartogram map c) dot distribution map d) Choropleth Map e) graduated symbol map f) physical map 17) A map with symbols that change in size according to the value of the attribute they represent. a) dot distribution map b) isoline map c) cartogram map d) physical map e) Choropleth Map f) graduated symbol map 18) a map projection of the earth onto a cylinder. Distorts the land area at the poles a) Mercator Projection b) Gall-Peters Projection c) cartogram map d) Robinson Projection e) Choropleth Map f) road map 19) equal area projection that distorts the shape of land masses (looks stretched out) a) Robinson Projection b) Mercator Projection c) cartogram map d) road map e) Choropleth Map f) Gall-Peters Projection 20) A projection that maintains overall shapes and relative positions without extreme distortion. Most classrooms use this projection. a) Robinson Projection b) Mercator Projection c) cartogram map d) road map e) Choropleth Map f) Gall-Peters Projection 21) the relationship between the distance on the ground and the corresponding distance on a specific map a) Robinson Projection b) scale c) Relative location d) road map e) Absolute location f) Gall-Peters Projection 22) describing where something is using the exact site on an objective coordinate system a) Absolute distance b) scale c) Relative location d) road map e) Absolute location f) Gall-Peters Projection 23) describing the position of a place as compared to (or relative to!) another landmark a) Absolute distance b) scale c) Relative location d) Relative distance e) Absolute location f) Gall-Peters Projection 24) describing how far a distance is quantitative units of distance (miles, kilometers, etc.) a) Absolute distance b) scale c) Relative location d) Relative distance e) Absolute location f) Gall-Peters Projection 25) describing the distance between locations using qualitative terms or non-traditional measurements of distance (one hour north of) a) Absolute distance b) scale c) Relative location d) Relative distance e) Absolute location f) Gall-Peters Projection 26) A specific point on Earth distinguished by particular characteristics. a) situation b) site c) location d) Absolute location e) place f) GIS (Geographic Information Systems) 27) The physical character of a place, including its geographic characteristics. For example the site of Istanbul includes the fact that it is on a land bridge connecting Asia and Europe, and also a water bridge (strait) connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean a) situation b) site c) location d) Absolute location e) place f) GIS (Geographic Information Systems) 28) the specific position of a place on Earth's surface a) situation b) site c) location d) Absolute location e) place f) GIS (Geographic Information Systems) 29) the location of a place relative to the places that are around it- example: the situation of New Jersey is that it is part of a highly populated and connected area on the East Coast of the US a) situation b) site c) location d) Absolute location e) place f) GIS (Geographic Information Systems) 30) software that captures, manages, analyzes, and displays data that is collected geographically a) situation b) GPS c) location d) Absolute location e) place f) GIS (Geographic Information Systems) 31) a system that measures distance from a series of satellites to determine location on the planet a) situation b) GPS c) location d) Absolute location e) place f) GIS (Geographic Information Systems) 32) objective data that is fact based, usually measurable and usually expressed in numbers a) Census b) Qualitative data c) Case study d) Concentration e) Quantitative data f) Density 33) subjective information that is opinion based, is usually descriptive, and often expressed as text a) Census b) Qualitative data c) Case study d) Concentration e) Quantitative data f) Density 34) the title of our textbook and more importantly, the visible changes that humans make to the environment including buildings, crops, and signs a) cultural landscape b) Qualitative data c) Case study d) Concentration e) Quantitative data f) Density 35) a region that is based entirely on something that can be identified and documented or measured - all government areas are this because they share a government a) Vernacular/perceptual region b) Formal region c) Functional region d) Globalization e) Friction of distance f) Infrastructure 36) a region based around a node or focal point - terrestrial radio broadcasts are an example of this a) Vernacular/perceptual region b) Formal region c) Functional region d) Globalization e) Friction of distance f) Infrastructure 37) an area that shares a common qualitative characteristic, it's only a region because people believe it's a region a) Vernacular/perceptual region b) Formal region c) Functional region d) Globalization e) Friction of distance f) Infrastructure 38) the idea that the world feels smaller than it used to because of increased technology in transportation and communication a) Vernacular/perceptual region b) Formal region c) Time-Space Compression d) Globalization e) Friction of distance f) Infrastructure 39) the belief that a physical environment is THE reason that some societies are strong while others are weaker a) environmental determinism b) environmental possibilism c) Time-Space Compression d) Globalization e) Friction of distance f) Infrastructure 40) the belief that a physical environment plays a role in the development of a society, but is NOT the ONLY factor at work a) environmental determinism b) environmental possibilism c) Time-Space Compression d) Globalization e) Friction of distance f) Infrastructure

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