Understanding Geography and Mapping Concepts

What is the study of the physical, biological, and cultural features of Earth's surface called?

• Cartography

• Geography

• Human Geography

• Topography

Which term describes the study of where and why human activities are located where they are?

• Human Geography

• Cartography

• Physical Geography

• Economic Geography

What is the science of making maps known as?

• Geography

• Cartography

• Topography

• Geology

What is a book of maps called?

• Atlas

• Gazetteer

• Encyclopedia

• Dictionary

Which term refers to an area defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics that set it apart from other areas?

• Landscape

• Region

• Location

• Place

What is an area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics called?

• Functional Region

• Perceptual Region

• Formal Region

• Cultural Region

How do people think about or perceive a region, such as "the Middle East"?

• Functional Region

• Perceptual Region (Vernacular)

• Formal Region

• Cultural Region

What is an area organized around a node or focal point called?

• Functional Region (Nodal Region)

• Formal Region

• Perceptual Region

• Cultural Region

What is the term for the position of anything on Earth's surface?

• Place

• Location

• Region

• Landscape

What is the uniqueness of a location referred to as?

• Place

• Location

• Region

• Landscape