How Geographers Look at the World

The Great Circle Route is an imaginary line that...

• circles the road routes of the U.S.

• follows the curve of the Earth and shows the shortest distance between two points.

• creates a circle above Gary, IN.

• cuts through the Earth's crust

When you put a spherical depiction of the Earth onto a flat surface it is called...

• A globe

• A table

• A map projection

• A pie

Another name for a map that has been represented on a cylinder would be...

• Cylindrical projection

• A soda can

• Can globe

• Map can

A planar projection is a map in the shape of an airplane.

• True

• False

A conic projection is a special ice cream cone that was projected onto a cinema screen.

• True

• False

What is absolute location?

• The same as absolute value

• "over there"

• The location of a place using the places surrounding it

• The exact location of a place on a map using coordinates

What is relative location?

• Location relative to the places surrounding

• Where your family is

• The exact location using coordinates

• The general area of a place

Elevation is when you...

• Are a drop of water in the sunlight and turn into a gas

• Float in an elevator

• Walk up a flight of stairs

• Find the height of land above sea level.

A thematic map has to do with theater.

• True

• False

You use this on a road trip:

• GPS

• GIS

• GIF

• a knife