Geography Quiz

An ecosystem includes

• taxes paid on equipment used to control pollution.

• everything that the government can do to control pollution.

• only the areas outside cities.

• an area's plants and animals, together with the nonliving and living parts of their environment.

The compass rose on a map

• defines the symbols used.

• points to north, south, east, and west.

• will tell you when the map was created.

• first appeared in Texas in 1810.

In order to know a city's exact location on Earth, you would need to know

• its zip code.

• cities it is nearest to.

• its time zone.

• its latitude and longitude.

You can use street names and landmarks to describe what characteristic of a particular place?

• physical environment

• population density

• relative location

• natural regions

What has been one effect of people moving from rural areas to cities?

• There are more jobs available in rural communities.

• Some communities have a shortage of important services.

• Rural areas experience more droughts than in the past.

• The state's population has remained steady over the past decade.

To create a flat representation of Earth's surface, mapmakers use

• globes.

• migration patterns.

• map projections.

• lines of latitude.

What are the six essential themes of geography?

• location, environment and society, movement, places and regions, the world in spatial terms, physical systems, human systems, te uses of geography

• location, place, physical environment, human geography, region

• climate, physical geography, human geography, movement, region

• physical geography, human geography, relative location, absolute location, movement

Which part of the map explains what the various symbols used on the map mean?

• the compass rose

• the scale

• the legend

• the title

The 2010 census most contributed to our knowledge of Texas by

• discovering new types of maps.

• getting to know the people in each neighborhood.

• collecting data for research and public use.

• presenting the data in a new way.

Which of the following is used to show information about a specific topic or spatial distribution of a particular activity?

• reference maps

• globes

• map projections

• thematic maps