Glencoe World Geography

Chapter 1: How Geographers Look at the World

How Geographers Look at the World

1
__________ provides the same sort of reference point for geographers that dates provide for historians.
A)Space
B)Location
C)Relative location
D)Latitude
2
The __________ divides the earth midway between its North and South Poles.
A)Prime Meridian
B)Tropic of Cancer
C)Equator
D)Tropic of Capricorn
3
The study of the human impact on the environment is called __________.
A)ergonomics
B)physical geography
C)human-environment interaction
D)human geography
4
The Equator marks the division between the northern and southern __________.
A)hemispheres
B)time zones
C)districts
D)biospheres
5
When geographers identify __________, they are defining boundaries that share some common characteristic, such as a crop grown there.
A)perceptual regions
B)functional regions
C)formal regions
D)cultural regions
6
The study and making of maps is called __________.
A)entomology
B)cartography
C)cardiology
D)mapology
7
Becoming a(n) __________ is a career path in geography that focuses on human economic activities and their relationship to the environment.
A)regional geographer
B)environmental specialist
C)economic geographer
D)human geographer
8
Computer tools known as __________ help geographers organize data and satellite images.
A)geographic informational technology
B)geographic information systems
C)geographic tracking systems
D)geographic hard drives
9
The study of weather and weather forecasting, an important component of geography, is called __________.
A)historical geography
B)cartography
C)meteorology
D)environmental geography
10
Geographers use __________to help find out more detailed information.
A)mapping
B)interviewing
C)statistics
D)all of the above
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