1. Chap. 1 TEST Review

2. What are three types of regions? 1.

3. formal, functional, & perceptual 1.

4. What are some of the tools used by geographers? 2.

5. maps, globes, charts,graphs, surveys, GPS, GIS and aerial photos 2.

6. Geographers view the world using a ________ perspective. 3.

7. spatial 3.

8. 4. ____________ tells the elevation of the landform from the lowest point to the highest point.

9. 4. relief

10. How people relate to, adapt to, and alter the physical environment is the question answered by what theme of geography? 5.

11. Human-Environment Interaction 5.

12. Thousands of pilgrims gather at daybreak along the banks of the________________. What is another name for a mapmaker? 6.

13. cartographer 6.

14. ______________are the various ways that the round earth is converted onto a flat piece of paper using a mathematical formula. 7.

15. map projections 7.

16. 0  latitude is also called the____________. 8.

17. Equator 8.

18. Thousands of pilgrims gather at daybreak along the banks of the________________. Your exact position on earth can be found using a satellite technology called____________. 9.

19. GPS/ Global Positioning System 9.

20. A __________ is the most accurate representation of the earth. 10.

21. globe 10.

22. A two-dimensional representation of all, or part, of the earth’s surface is called a__________. 11.

23. map 11.

24. The two main branches of geography are________ & _________ geography 12.

25. human & physical 12.

26. A map showing one type of information, such as population density, is called a ____________ map. 13.

27. thematic 13.

28. Thousands of pilgrims gather at daybreak along the banks of the________________. “What’s it like?” is the question answered by the geographic theme of______________. 14.

29. place 14.

30. Lines that run parallel to the Equator are called lines of_________________. 15.

31. latitude 15.

32. Landforms, bodies of waters, elevation and altitude are found on __________ maps. 16.

33. physical 16.

34. Thousands of pilgrims gather at daybreak along the banks of the________________. A ______________ region is connected together by movement and interaction. 17.

35. functional 17.

36. About 75 percent of the population of Sri Lanka is made up of the Buddhist group known as the_____________. 31. The imaginary lines that go around the earth, over the North and South Poles, are called lines of ___________. 18.

37. longitude 18.

38. The zero-degree (0  ) line of longitude is called the______________. 19.

39. Prime Meridian 19.

40. Thousands of pilgrims gather at daybreak along the banks of the________________. _____________ maps show the official boundaries of cities, states, and provinces. 20.

41. political 20.

42. Computer programs that store information about the world in a digital database are called __________________. 21.

43. GIS/ Geographic Information Systems 21.

44. ______________ is expressed in degrees of latitude and longitude. 22.

45. absolute location 22.

46. The state of Texas is an example of a ______________ region. 23.

47. formal 23.

48. Thousands of pilgrims gather at daybreak along the banks of the________________. “How are areas similar or different?” is the question answered by the geographic theme of____________. 24.

49. region 24.

50. Beijing is one of the most polluted cities on Earth. (This statement is an example of what theme of geography?) 25.

51. place 25.

52. What do TODALSIGS represent? 26.

53. the elements, or parts, of a map 26.

54. Thousands of pilgrims gather at daybreak along the banks of the________________. What are the three types of map projections? 27.

55. conic, cylindrical, and planar 27.

56. Houston’s “Energy Corridor”, along I-10, is an example of this type of region: 28.

57. perceptual 28.

58. 90° S latitude is called the______________. 29.

59. South Pole 29.

60. Where is the Prime Meridian located in Europe? 30.

61. Greenwich, England (The Royal Observatory) 30.

62. Thousands of pilgrims gather at daybreak along the banks of the________________. For what is Gerardus Mercator most famous? 31.

63. Mercator Projection 31.

64. What does the “O” in TODALSIGS represent? 32.

65. Orientation, or, the compass rose 32.

66. The distance in degrees between the Prime Meridian & the International Dateline 33.

67. 180° 33.

68. El Paso, Texas is in West Texas near New Mexico and the U.S.-Mexico national border. What theme is this? 34.

69. Location (relative) 34.

70. _________ is the height of a landform above sea level 35.

71. elevation 36.

72. Error, or ________ is found on all maps 37.

73. distortion 37.