Basic Geography

What are the two questions Geographer's ask?

• Where and why?

• What and where?

• Why and how?

• Who and where?

Human/cultural geography is the study of what?

• Language

• Art

• Customs

• All of the choices are correct

What does GPS stand for?

• Geographic Places Service

• Global Positioning System

• Giant Portable System

• Great Positioning System

Which of the following would be most helpful for predicting the climate of a region?

• Longitude

• Time zones

• Latitude

• Political system

What is the part of the map that shows you what the different symbols on the map mean?

• Legend

• Title

• Scale

• Orientation

True or False: A region is an area that shares common physical or cultural/human characteristics.

• True

• False

What is the definition of Geography?

• The study of humans, the earth and the interaction between the two

• The study of humans and their culture

• The study of the earth and its landforms

• The study or nature

Which of the following is an example of a formal region?

• Texas

• A pizza delivery zone

• The South

• A newspaper delivery zone

What is the purpose of a map projection?

• To answer geographers' questions

• To show the Earth on a 2D surface

• To understand the climate of a region

• To show location of physical features

Where is the Prime Meridian located?

• 0 degrees longitude

• 0 degrees latitude

• 180 degrees West

• 23.5 degrees North