Geography Tools and Terms

For what does GIS stand?

• Global Identification Systems

• Geographic Information Systems

• Global Inquiry Systems

For what does GPS stand?

• Global Partying Society

• Georgia Palentolgist System

• Global Positioning System

• Global Portable System

Which of the following is not a use of a GIS?

• Transportation Planning
• Environmental Impact
• Navigation
• School Test Scores

Which essential element of geography involves researching volcanoes, valleys, canyons, and earthquakes?

• World in Spatial Terms

• Places and Regions

• Physical Systems

• Human Systems

• Environment and Society

These lines measure distance north and south of the equator, but run east and west around the globe...

• Meridians of Longitude
• Parallels of Latitude
• Cardinal Lines
• Intermediate Lines

Of the terms listed below, which best fills in the blank in the following statement:
_____________ is the precise point where a place is located on Earth.

• Relative Location
• Cardinal Location
• Absolute Location
• Intermediate Location

Fill in the blank:
______________ divide the Earth into halves.

• Hemispheres
• Globospheres
• Latispheres
• Longispheres

Irrigating (watering) land to grow crops, or building a dam, are examples of which theme of geography? 

• Location
• Place
• Movement
• Human Environment Interaction

Fill in the blank:
Land that is united by common physical and/or cultural traits is an example of ______________.

• Place
• Region
• Movement
• Location

The location of one country in relation to another country is an example of _____________.

• Absolute Location
• Pinpoint Location
• Relative Location
• Relevant Location