Introduction to Geography Quiz

1. Geography is concerned with which of the following?

2. What are the three unique perspectives of geography?

3. Which science deals with surface processes and landforms?

4. Which two fields of physical geography blend physical and human geography?

5. What is the main focus of physical geography for your text (and this class)?

6. Which sphere relates to the outermost solid layer of the earth?

7. The _____ contains all living organisms on the earth’s surface.

8. What is scale (as it relates to geography)?

9. Broad patterns of human activity are evident at what scale?

10 Geographers are interested with which level of scale?

11. A set or collection of things that are somehow related or organized is a

12. Natural processes and the earth are

13. Environmental changes such as global warming are a result of

14. Water pollution affects

15. Geographers who create maps are called

16. Why do all earth projections (except for the globe) misstate or distort the shape of the earth?

17 What is the disadvantage of using an equal-area grid projection

18.A small-scale map (1:65,000,000 for example) shows

19. The Mercator projection is an example of

20. Map symbols can be used to represent

21. Which maps have the highest resolution?

22. An Isohyet isopleths map describes

23. How accurately can GPS pinpoint location?

24. What is GIS?

25. The gathering of information from great distances with instruments mounted on airplanes or satellites is known as

26. Spectral signatures can be used to recognize

27.One example of an active sensing system would be

28. Which orbit is better for beaming sporting or news events around the world?

29 Google Earth, World Wind, and Terra-Server-USA are all examples of

30. Which of these provides 3-D renderings of the earth’s surface?