The Geographer's World

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The study of the Earth and its people is called:

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geography

Front

Which theme of geography answers the question "What is it like there"?

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place

Front

All of the following are themes of geography EXCEPT: human-environment interaction, region, place

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economics

Front

Map projections are one way that geographers attempt to deal with: movement, technology, distortion, regions

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distortion

Front

What map feature tells the user what the map is about?

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title

Front

What map feature shows the distances on a map?

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scale

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What type of map is this?

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Political

Front

Which of the following is MOST likely to be shown on a physical map? national boundaries, capital cities, roads and highways, mountains

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mountains

Front

Lines of latitude are called:

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parallels

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The "zero line" for measuring latitude is the:

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Equator