Dr. Timms - GEOG 150 - final exam
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questions with answers |\ |\
Erasthothenes (240 bc) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔inventor |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of the word "geography"
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Strabo - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔mostly remembered for
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his 17-volume work Geographica, which means
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"Geography".
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Ptolemy (150 ad) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔who wrote the
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eight- volume Guide to Geography and codified basic
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principles of mapmaking |\ |\
Aristotle - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔who was the first to
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demonstrate that Earth was spherical on the basis of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
evidence.
Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100-1165) - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔a Muslim geographer who prepared a world map and
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geography text in 1154, building on Ptolemy's long- |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
neglected work |\
,Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn-Battuta (1304-ca. 1368) -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a Moroccan scholar, who wrote |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Rihla ("Travels") based on three decades of journeys
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covering more than 120,000 kilometers (75,000 miles)
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through the Muslim world of northern Africa, southern
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Europe, and much of Asia |\ |\ |\ |\
Polynesian Stick and Shell Maps - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔By canoeing out into the ocean they had a unique
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understanding of wave and wind patterns |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Crates (150 bc) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Created a globe
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that included other continents
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Oldest surviving maps? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔6200 bc
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- In Turkey depicting a town and a volcano
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600 bc - Babylon (Mesopotamia) clay tablet map
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Christopher Columbus (1400 ad) - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Used Ptolemy's calculations to sail to Asia but the
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calculations were 40 days off. |\ |\ |\ |\
Waldseemuller Map (1507 ad) - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔First map that depicted the Americas
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,Cultural Ecology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Geographic
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approach that emphasizes human-environment
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relationships.
environmental determinism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
doctrine that claims that cultural traits are formed and
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controlled by environmental conditions.
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environmental possibilism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
physical environment may limit some human actions, but
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people have the ability to adjust to their environment.
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map scale - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The relationship
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between the size of an object on a map and the size of
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the actual feature on Earth's surface. (ratio, written,
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graphic)
Projection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The system used to
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transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map.
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Problems with projection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Shape,
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distance, relative size, direction
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Meridian - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An arc drawn on a map
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between the North and South poles.
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, Longitude - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the distance in |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
degrees east or west of the prime meridian
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Parallel - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A circle drawn around
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the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to
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the meridians. |\
Latitude - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Distance north or south
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of the equator
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Prime Meridian - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The meridian,
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designated at 0° longitude, which passes through the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England.
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Equator - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔0 degrees latitude
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North Pole - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔90 degrees north
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South Pole - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔90 degrees south
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Greenwich Mean Time - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the time |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in that time zone encompassing the prime meridian, or 0
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degrees longitude |\
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questions with answers |\ |\
Erasthothenes (240 bc) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔inventor |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of the word "geography"
|\ |\ |\ |\
Strabo - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔mostly remembered for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
his 17-volume work Geographica, which means
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
"Geography".
|\
Ptolemy (150 ad) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔who wrote the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
eight- volume Guide to Geography and codified basic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
principles of mapmaking |\ |\
Aristotle - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔who was the first to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
demonstrate that Earth was spherical on the basis of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
evidence.
Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100-1165) - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔a Muslim geographer who prepared a world map and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
geography text in 1154, building on Ptolemy's long- |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
neglected work |\
,Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn-Battuta (1304-ca. 1368) -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a Moroccan scholar, who wrote |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Rihla ("Travels") based on three decades of journeys
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
covering more than 120,000 kilometers (75,000 miles)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
through the Muslim world of northern Africa, southern
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Europe, and much of Asia |\ |\ |\ |\
Polynesian Stick and Shell Maps - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔By canoeing out into the ocean they had a unique
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
understanding of wave and wind patterns |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Crates (150 bc) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Created a globe
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that included other continents
|\ |\ |\
Oldest surviving maps? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔6200 bc
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- In Turkey depicting a town and a volcano
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
600 bc - Babylon (Mesopotamia) clay tablet map
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Christopher Columbus (1400 ad) - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Used Ptolemy's calculations to sail to Asia but the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
calculations were 40 days off. |\ |\ |\ |\
Waldseemuller Map (1507 ad) - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔First map that depicted the Americas
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,Cultural Ecology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Geographic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
approach that emphasizes human-environment
|\ |\ |\ |\
relationships.
environmental determinism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
doctrine that claims that cultural traits are formed and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
controlled by environmental conditions.
|\ |\ |\
environmental possibilism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
physical environment may limit some human actions, but
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
people have the ability to adjust to their environment.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
map scale - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The relationship
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
between the size of an object on a map and the size of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the actual feature on Earth's surface. (ratio, written,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
graphic)
Projection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The system used to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Problems with projection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Shape,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
distance, relative size, direction
|\ |\ |\
Meridian - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An arc drawn on a map
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
between the North and South poles.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, Longitude - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the distance in |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
degrees east or west of the prime meridian
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Parallel - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A circle drawn around
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the meridians. |\
Latitude - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Distance north or south
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of the equator
|\ |\ |\
Prime Meridian - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The meridian,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
designated at 0° longitude, which passes through the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England.
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Equator - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔0 degrees latitude
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North Pole - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔90 degrees north
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South Pole - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔90 degrees south
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Greenwich Mean Time - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the time |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in that time zone encompassing the prime meridian, or 0
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degrees longitude |\
