Saturday, February 4, 2012

Geography please help fast?

1. Which is an example of relative location?

(Points: 1)

49° latitude, 3° longitude



The South Pole



Fifty feet down this road and then to the right



Zip code 98466







2. If you are given the coordinates 20° north, 30° west, they will be ______, ______ whether you are looking on a globe or a Mercator projection or using a GPS device in the real world.

(Points: 1)

varied; modulated by



different; depending on



the same; regardless of



the same; relative to







3. In this fictional map, which elements suggest relative location?



Check all that apply.









(Points: 1)

South Island



South Piglet



Horizontal gridlines



Vertical gridlines







4. In this fictional map, which elements suggest absolute location?



Check all that apply.









(Points: 1)

East-west gridlines



North-south gridlines



South Piglet



East Islands







5. In terms of the geographic themes of location versus place, place differs from location in that it focuses more on:

(Points: 1)

maps that have less detail about navigation.



how to find it on a globe.



grid coordinates.



how people experience it firsthand.







6. If you were to travel to a new location, you would need information about it before you go. Which is an example of a question based on place?

(Points: 1)

What are the coordinates?



What is the zip code?



Which country is it in?



What languages do they speak?







7. Regions are always defined by _____.

(Points: 1)

climate



mountain ranges



continents and bodies of water



many different factors







8. _____ are highly subjective. They're based on attitudes about different areas of the world.

(Points: 1)

Formal regions



Functional regions



Perceptual regions



Physical regions







9. A physical geographer might designate regions based on:

(Points: 1)

historical human migrations.



ages of civilizations.



languages spoken.



continents.







10. ____ are reasons why groups of people move to a particular place.

(Points: 1)

Push factors



Chamber of Commerce effects



Paths of least resistance



Pull factors







11. The African American population of cities in the northern states _____ during the _____.

(Points: 1)

increased; Great Migration



decreased; Great Migration



increased; American Revolution



decreased; American Revolution







12. Which are examples of how technology may have affected the Great Migration in the United States?



Check all that apply.



(Points: 1)

Oceans and mountains spurring recreation technology



Silicon mines in California fueling the Silicon Valley boom



Manufacturing technologies growing in cities



Railroads allowing food to be sold farther from where it is grown







13. Before European settlers arrived, the Great Plans of North America were:

(Points: 1)

fruit orchards.



oak, pine, and alder forests.



corn planted by Native Americans.



wild grasses.







14. Technologies such as _____ often played a direct part in transforming the landscape of the United States in the 1800s.

(Points: 1)

locking tuners and harmonicas



smoker ovens and wood lathes



plows and irrigation



printing presses and computers







15. Here are events in a story of how people have interacted with a landscape. Put them in chronological order.

(Points: 1)



Matching:



Answer Potential Matches:

: 1

1: Hand logging near lakes



2: Dense forest with large trees on steep hills



3: Mechanized logging throughout hills



4: Erosion fills lakes with silt





: 2



: 3



: 4Geography please help fast?
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