Chapter 1

Question 1

What is geography

Answer 1

The study of the earth and the people who live on it

Question 2

What are the five themes of geography

Answer 2

Location
Place
Human environment
Movement
Region

Question 3

What are the two types of location

Answer 3

Relative

Absolute

Question 4

The position of a place in relation to other places

Answer 4

Relative location

Question 5

The exact spot of the earth where something is found

Answer 5

Absolute location

Question 6

True or false: lines of longitude are always equal in distance from each other

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Lines of latitude measure __ degrees to __ degrees (north/south)

Answer 7

0; 90

Question 8

Lines of longitude measure from __ degrees to __ degrees (east/west)

Answer 8

0; 180

Question 9

Tropic of Cancer

Answer 9

23 1/2 North latitude

Question 10

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer 10

23 1/2 south latitude

Question 11

Arctic circle

Answer 11

66 1/2 north latitude

Question 12

Antarctic circle

Answer 12

66 1/2 south latitude

Question 13

What do geographers mainly focus on

Answer 13

Place

Question 14

Land layer of the earth

Answer 14

Lithosphere

Question 15

Water layer

Answer 15

Hydrosphere

Question 16

Air on the earth

Answer 16

Atmosphere

Question 17

All of earths plant and animal life exist in together

Answer 17

Biosphere

Question 18

What are the three regions

Answer 18

Formal
Functional
Perpetual

Question 19

The process of putting the features of a map onto a flat surface

Answer 19

Projection

Question 20

True or false: all maps are projections

Answer 20

True

Question 21

What are the 4 different types of map projections

Answer 21

Cylindrical
Conical
Flat plane
Robinson

Question 22

What is the best known cylindrical projection and what does it show

Answer 22

Mercator projection

Shows true direction

Question 23

Who often uses Mercator projections

Answer 23

Navigators

Question 24

Where are conical projections most accurate?

Answer 24

Along the lines of latitude where it touches the globe

Question 25

What are conic projections used for

Answer 25

Areas with greater east west dimension than north south

Question 26

What is another name for a flat plane projection

Answer 26

Azimuthal projection

Question 27

What is a flat plane projection use in? What does it show

Answer 27

Mapping the north and south poles | Shows true area

Question 28

Which projection is often used in world maps

Answer 28

Robinson projection

Question 29

What are the three categories in maps

Answer 29

General reference Thematic Navigational

Question 30

Features such as boundaries, cities, capitals, rivers

Answer 30

General reference

Question 31

Focus on specific types of info like climate, population density, etc

Answer 31

Thematic

Question 32

Graphic representation of a maritime area and adjacent coastal regions

Answer 32

Navigational

Question 33

What are the common types of graphs

Answer 33

``` Bar Line Pie Pictograph Climograph ```

Question 34

Shows relationships among several persons, places, or things

Answer 34

Bar graph

Question 35

Shows changes over time (comparison)

Answer 35

Line

Question 36

Shows how a whole is divided into parts

Answer 36

Pie

Question 37

Shows a picture or comparison of some item such as a percentage of males vs. females

Answer 37

Pictograph

Question 38

Compares temps and precipitation amounts in different latitudes and locations

Answer 38

Climograph (think of climate)

Question 39

What is the language with the most speakers

Answer 39

Mandarin Chinese

Question 40

What is the language with the second highest speakers

Answer 40

English

Question 41

A regional variety of language

Answer 41

Dialect

Question 42

Which language has become the most widespread

Answer 42

English

Question 43

What percentage of the world is ethnic religion

Answer 43

24%

Question 44

What are examples of ethnic religions

Answer 44

``` Hinduism Taoism Confucianism Shintoism Judaism ```

Question 45

A special type of ethnic religion often found in Africa which people believe in many spirits and forces

Answer 45

Animism

Question 46

What percent of the world is part of a universal religion

Answer 46

64%

Question 47

What are examples of universal religions

Answer 47

Christianity Islam Buddhism

Question 48

Total value of goods and service that a nation within the country produces in a year

Answer 48

GDP

Question 49

The total value of good and services produced by U.S firms in foreign countries

Answer 49

GNP

Question 50

Characteristics of developed nations

Answer 50

High standard of living High GNP Advanced communications and transportation systems

Question 51

Characteristics of less developed nations

Answer 51

Lower standard of living Lower per capita GDP Many farm No electricity

Question 52

What are the five types of geography

Answer 52

``` Human Physical Economic Political Regional ```