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What is the collection of physical and human geographic features on Earth's surface called? ​


A) a model
B) a map
C) a region
D) a landscape
E) a projection

F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

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Use the Five Themes of Geography - location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region - to describe your school building. ​

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Explain the differences between relative and absolute locations. Give one example of each.

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Relative location defines a place in rel...

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Core locations are more important than peripheral locations. ​

A) True
B) False

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Carl Sauer challenged geographers to consider the transformation through time from a cultural landscape to a natural landscape. ​

A) True
B) False

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A map showing the distribution of season ticket holders for Atlanta Braves baseball games would be classified as which type of region?


A) vernacular
B) formal
C) functional
D) perceptual
E) homogeneous

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Lines of Latitude - match the terms to their coordinates

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23.44 degrees south
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Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
Arctic Circle
Equator

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Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
Arctic Circle
Equator

Which type of map would a topographic map be classified as? ​


A) choropleth
B) isarithmic ​
C) graduated symbol
D) dot density
E) flow

F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

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The polarregions may also be classified as low-latitude regions. ​

A) True
B) False

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The science of acquiring information about Earth's surface without being in direct contact with it is called __________ __________. ​

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Why is the concept of regions in geography useable? ​


A) All regions are countries.
B) All regions are very large.
C) It allows for an exact study of a specific area for a specific purpose.
D) It is the only way computers can be used with geographic data and follow political  lines.
E) Regions are another name for the seven continents.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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What type of region would the countries of Europe be classified as? ​


A) vernacular
B) formal
C) functional
D) nodal
E) perceptual

F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Which type of scale would most likely be utilized to draw a map of the United States? ​


A) large-scale
B) medium-scale
C) small-scale
D) localized reference
E) generalized reference

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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Latitude and longitude lines are a common coordinate system and measured in degrees, minutes, seconds. ​

A) True
B) False

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Compromise projections do not preserve any one metric, or try to distort all properties about equally for aesthetic purposes. ​

A) True
B) False

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