Introduction to Geography Unit 1 Test
People's activities__________the physical environment and the physical
environment__________people. - ANS may affect
may affect
Which are physical processes? - ANS erosion
physical weathering
tornadoes
volcanic eruptions
Put an H next to the items that describe Human Systems.
Put a P next to the items that describe Physical Systems. - ANS the Suez Canal - H
the San Andreas Fault - P
the Great Mississippi Flood - P
the George Washington Bridge - H
atlas - collection of maps
GIS - best tool to use to plan hurricane evacuation routes
globe - best tool to use to compare the size of the continents
GPS - best tool to use to pinpoint your exact location
Mercator projection - areas near the poles appear larger than they are - ANS political map - best tool to
use to locate the boundaries between countries
RADAR - used by cartographers when visibility is reduced
relief map - colors show the earth's features
, topographical map - elevation is indicated by the distance between lines
Winkel Tripel projection - reduces distortion of distance, direction, and area
According to this relief map, which place has the lowest elevation? - ANS The area between Richmond
and Norfolk
Which letter indicates the area with the highest elevation? - ANS Just above North Carolina
Effective charts and graphs include all of the following except _____. - ANS at least five different colors
Which of the following statements does not describe the geographic theme of location? - ANS Tundra
covers most of northern Canada.
Which of the following statements does not describe the geographic theme of place? - ANS Australia's
capital is Canberra.
Places have both Physical and Human characteristics.
Choose H if the item describes a Human characteristic.
Choose P if the item describes a Physical characteristic. - ANS In Canada, tension exists between French-
and English-speaking people. - H
Coal deposits are plentiful in Alaska. - P
The United States government is a representative democracy. - H
Cuba is an island. - P
The European Union (EU) has twenty-seven members. - H
Canada is north of the United States. - P
Tourism is the main economic activity in Hawaii. - H
People's activities__________the physical environment and the physical
environment__________people. - ANS may affect
may affect
Which are physical processes? - ANS erosion
physical weathering
tornadoes
volcanic eruptions
Put an H next to the items that describe Human Systems.
Put a P next to the items that describe Physical Systems. - ANS the Suez Canal - H
the San Andreas Fault - P
the Great Mississippi Flood - P
the George Washington Bridge - H
atlas - collection of maps
GIS - best tool to use to plan hurricane evacuation routes
globe - best tool to use to compare the size of the continents
GPS - best tool to use to pinpoint your exact location
Mercator projection - areas near the poles appear larger than they are - ANS political map - best tool to
use to locate the boundaries between countries
RADAR - used by cartographers when visibility is reduced
relief map - colors show the earth's features
, topographical map - elevation is indicated by the distance between lines
Winkel Tripel projection - reduces distortion of distance, direction, and area
According to this relief map, which place has the lowest elevation? - ANS The area between Richmond
and Norfolk
Which letter indicates the area with the highest elevation? - ANS Just above North Carolina
Effective charts and graphs include all of the following except _____. - ANS at least five different colors
Which of the following statements does not describe the geographic theme of location? - ANS Tundra
covers most of northern Canada.
Which of the following statements does not describe the geographic theme of place? - ANS Australia's
capital is Canberra.
Places have both Physical and Human characteristics.
Choose H if the item describes a Human characteristic.
Choose P if the item describes a Physical characteristic. - ANS In Canada, tension exists between French-
and English-speaking people. - H
Coal deposits are plentiful in Alaska. - P
The United States government is a representative democracy. - H
Cuba is an island. - P
The European Union (EU) has twenty-seven members. - H
Canada is north of the United States. - P
Tourism is the main economic activity in Hawaii. - H
