Social Studies Ch1

The fact that most cities have developed around bodies of water is an example of

• absolute location

• human-environment interaction

• geographic pattern

• geographic topic

How did we determine the elevation of the mountains in East Asia?

• looked at the colors in the key

• looked at the symbols in the key

• used the scale to measure the distance

• used the compass rose to map its direction

Describes a precise point on Earth using exact measurements like GPS coordinates...

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

• Space

• Place

What divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• equator

• prime meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capicorn

What kind of map shows the depth of bodies of water and waterways in a city

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Mercator

• point symbol map

What kind of map would best show the population in and around major metropolitan areas?

• point symbol

• political

• physical

• dot density

True or false: You'd find an African Country at the coordinates 30 degrees East, 30 degrees South.

• True

• False

The main directions on a compass rose are ....

• intermediate directions

• cardinal directions

• general directions

• absolute directions

A two-dimensional representation of the earth

• Map
• Globe
• Projection

When a geographer studies the causes and effects overfishing has had on a local pond ecosystem, what theme of geography is being studied?

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Human-Enviornment Interaction