Overla - Test One Maps And Culture

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1.

What term is used to name each half of the earth, divided either north and south or east and west?
- A.
  
  Longitude
- B.
  
  Latitude
- C.
  
  Hemisphere
- D.
  
  Prime meridian
2.

What document is a particular type of map that shows natural and man-made features on the earth?
- A.
  
  Map projection
- B.
  
  Topographic map
- C.
  
  Globe
- D.
  
  Atlas
3.

These imaginary lines run north and south on the globe and are used to measure east and west.
- A.
  
  Latitude lines
- B.
  
  Prime Meridian
- C.
  
  Equator
- D.
  
  Longitude Lines
4.

These imaginary lines are run east and west and are used to measure north and south on a map or globe.
- A.
  
  Latitude lines
- B.
  
  Prime meridian
- C.
  
  Equator
- D.
  
  Longitude lines
5.

Which of the following terms is used to describe the exact place on earth at which a geographic feature is found?
- A.
  
  Relative location
- B.
  
  Place
- C.
  
  Movement
- D.
  
  Exact location
6.

Which of the following terms is used to describe the location of a geographic feature in relation to other nearby features?
- A.
  
  Relative location
- B.
  
  Prime meridian
- C.
  
  Equator
- D.
  
  Exact location
7.

Countries east of the prime meridian are in the ________
- A.
  
  Northern Hemisphere
- B.
  
  Southern Hemisphere
- C.
  
  Eastern Hemisphere
- D.
  
  Western Hemisphere
8.

Geography is the study of
- A.
  
  Land, water, natural resources, and population flows
- B.
  
  The history and development of the earth
- C.
  
  The measurement and physical descriptions of places, regions, areas and land masses
- D.
  
  The distribution and interaction of Earth's physical and human features
9.

Which of the following would NOT be a project for a cartographer?(which will the cartographer NOT do)
- A.
  
  Creating a map projection
- B.
  
  Calculating the latitude and longitude of a new airport
- C.
  
  Calculating the exact location of the prime meridian on a globe
- D.
  
  Tracking the path of a hurricane using Landsat
10.

The total of knowledge, shared attitudes, and behaviors of the members of a specific group of people is their
- A.
  
  Society
- B.
  
  Culture
- C.
  
  Innovation
- D.
  
  Diffusion
11.

The spread of ideas and customs from one society to another is called
- A.
  
  Innovation
- B.
  
  Diffusion
- C.
  
  Technology
- D.
  
  Facilitation
12.

If the members of one society decide to adopt a custom that they observe in another society, this process is called
- A.
  
  Innovation
- B.
  
  Invention
- C.
  
  Convention
- D.
  
  Acculturation
13.

A religion that involves the belief in many gods is known as
- A.
  
  Animism
- B.
  
  Polytheism
- C.
  
  Monotheism
- D.
  
  Hinduism
14.

A version of a language that includes changes related to class, region, or other cultural changes is called
- A.
  
  A diatribe
- B.
  
  A dialect
- C.
  
  An acculturation
- D.
  
  A migration
15.

The mortality rate shows the average number of children a woman would have if she had children at the current rate for her country
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
16.

To calculate the rate at which a population is growing, demographers subtract the mortality rate from the fertility rate
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

Population density refers to the average number of people who live within the boundaries of a specific amount of land, such as a square mile.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
18.

Carrying capacity refers to the number of organisms a piece of land can support
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
19.

Fertility and fecudity are two words for the same thing, the average number of children women in a certain society give birth to.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
20.

Here, a king, queen, or ruling family hold power
- A.
  
  State
- B.
  
  Nation
- C.
  
  Democracy
- D.
  
  Monarchy
- E.
  
  Communism
21.

Citizens, or their elected representatives, hold political power
- A.
  
  State
- B.
  
  Nation
- C.
  
  Democracy
- D.
  
  Monarchy
- E.
  
  Communism
22.

A group of people with a common culture living within a specific location
- A.
  
  State
- B.
  
  Nation
- C.
  
  Democracy
- D.
  
  Monarchy
- E.
  
  Communism
23.

The government holds all, or nearly all, of the political power and means of production
- A.
  
  State
- B.
  
  Nation
- C.
  
  Democracy
- D.
  
  Monarchy
- E.
  
  Communism
24.

An independent unit occupying a specific area and controlling its internal and external affairs.
- A.
  
  State
- B.
  
  Nation
- C.
  
  Democracy
- D.
  
  Monarchy
- E.
  
  Communism
25.

Geographers developed the field of urban geography to study
- A.
  
  The ways in which proximity to natural resources affects city life
- B.
  
  The contrasts between cities and small towns
- C.
  
  The rate at which populations are shifting to cities
- D.
  
  The ways in which people use space in cities