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NAME

5 Written questions

1. Climate, Land, Water, plants and animal life and their impact on human geography
85%

CORRECT

physical geography

2. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, in degrees

CORRECT

longitude

3. Isolated, flat topped elevation, ridge or hill which has steep sides and stands around a plain area

CORRECT

mesa

4. distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees

CORRECT

latitude

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5. The position of a place in relation to another place

CORRECT

relative location

5 Matching questions

1. Geospatial Positioning Technology A. These maps are designed to show a specific theme or
subject area. They display information regarding a specific
CORRECT
data set, such as the average temperature in a certain area.
B. range of modern tool contributing to a geographic
mapping and analysis of the Earth and human societies

B. range of modern tool contributing to a geographic mapping

2. Movement and analysis of the Earth and human societies
INCORRECT

C. one of the 5 themes of geography that addresses the

question "What's the relationship between humans and the
environment?"

C. one of the 5 themes of geography that addresses the

question "What's the relationship between humans and the
environment?"
THE ANSWER

D. One of the 5 themes of geography that addresses the

question "How and why are places connected with one
another?"

D. One of the 5 themes of geography that addresses the

question "How and why are places connected with one
another?"

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3. Human Environment Interaction E. A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and
displays geographic data.
INCORRECT

D. One of the 5 themes of geography that addresses the

question "How and why are places connected with one
another?"

THE ANSWER

C. one of the 5 themes of geography that addresses the

question "What's the relationship between humans and the
environment?"

4. Geographic Information System (GIS)

CORRECT

E. A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and

displays geographic data.

5. Thematic Map (Special Purpose)

CORRECT

A. These maps are designed to show a specific theme or

subject area. They display information regarding a specific data
set, such as the average temperature in a certain area.

5 Multiple choice questions

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1. One of the 5 themes of geography that addresses the question " How and why is one area similar or different to another?"

A. Region

B. place

C. formal region

D. Human Environment Interaction

2. The exact position of a place on the earth's surface.

A. perceptual region

B. Absolute Location

C. relative location

D. Functional Region

3. An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics such as production of a product

A. perceptual region

B. political map

C. formal region

D. Human Geography

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4. a region defined by popular feelings and images rather than by objective data

A. formal region

B. perceptual region

C. Physical Geography

D. Functional Region

5. mapmaker

A. political map

B. physical map

C. Human Geography

D. cartographer

5 True/False questions

1. one of the 5 themes of geography that addresses the question "What's it like there?" by focusing on physical and human
geography aspects

 → place

CORRECT

True

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2. A map that shows man-made features such as boundaries, countries, and cities.

 → physical map

CORRECT

False
It should be → political map

3. The analysis of human activity and its relationship to cultural and physical environments

 → Physical Geography

CORRECT

False
It should be → Human Geography

4. A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.

 → political map

CORRECT

False
It should be → physical map

5. a central place and the surrounding territory linked to it

 → perceptual region

CORRECT

False
It should be → Functional Region

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