unit 1 test

Question 1

types of thematic maps

Answer 1

choropleth, dots, graduated symbol, isoline, cartogram

Question 2

types of reference maps

Answer 2

political, physical, road

Question 3

map projection examples

Answer 3

mercator, gall peters, robinson, conic

Question 4

small scale maps

Answer 4

large area with little to no detail

Question 5

large scale maps

Answer 5

small area with lots of detail

Question 6

5 themes of geo

Answer 6

mr help-
movement
region
human environment interaction
location
place

Question 7

three types of regions

Answer 7

formal, functional, and perceptual

Question 8

climate zones

Answer 8

tropic west
arid
humid subtropical
tundra
ice cap
humid continental
mediteranin
tropic wet dry
semi arid
marine west coase
subarctic
highlands

Question 9

tropic west

Answer 9

average temp of 80
estimated 80 inches of rain a year

Question 10

tropic wet dry

Answer 10

rainy summer dry winter

Question 11

semi arid

Answer 11

16 inches of rain a year (semi dessert) (hot)

Question 12

arid

Answer 12

dessert very little rain less that 10 inches

Question 13

mediteranean

Answer 13

dry and hot summer
cool winter (very mid seasons)
very populated

Question 14

marine west coast

Answer 14

cloudy
damp
foggy
washington st

Question 15

humid subtropical

Answer 15

louisiana
mild winters

Question 16

sub arctic

Answer 16

evergreen forests

Question 17

humid continental

Answer 17

all four seasons

Question 18

tundra

Answer 18

treeless very cold

Question 19

ice cap

Answer 19

permanetly freezing temp

Question 20

highlands

Answer 20

tops of mountains

Question 21

latitude

Answer 21

horizontal

Question 22

longitude

Answer 22

vertical

Question 23

field observations

Answer 23

process of observing and collecting data about people, cultures, and natural environmnet

Question 24

landscape analysis

Answer 24

outlines the strengths, resources, and needs of a particular community

Question 25

reference map

Answer 25

boundaries and names in geographical areas

Question 26

gis

Answer 26

geographic info system
computer system that analyses and displays geographically referenced location

Question 27

situation

Answer 27

the situation of a city relate’s to it’s surroundings features both human-made and natural

Question 28

remote sensing

Answer 28

process of detecting and monitoring physical characteristics of an area