World Regional Geography Complete
Answers
You are at the Tropic of Capricorn. You are sailing to the Arctic Circle. How many
degrees latitude will you need to sail?
A) 23.5 degrees
B) 43 degrees
C) 66.5 degrees
D) 90 degrees
E) 180 degrees - Answer-d
Small-scale maps cover ________ areas than large-scale maps.
A) larger
B) smaller
C) the same
D) larger and smaller
E) it cannot be determined - Answer-a
A map has a scale of 1/100,000. Which of the following statements is correct if you
had a
second map with a scale of 1/2500?
A) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover more surface area and have better
detail than the
one scaled at 1/100,000
B) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover less surface area but have better
detail than the
one scaled at 1/100,000
C) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover more surface area but have less
detail than the
one scaled at 1/100,000
D) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover less surface area and have less detail
than the one
scaled at 1/100,000
E) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover the same surface area and have the
same level of
detail as the one scaled at 1/100,000 - Answer-b
1/43,000 is an example of what style of map scale expression?
A) linear
B) graphic
C) representative fraction
D) written
E) projection - Answer-c
One inch equals one mile, or 1/63,360. If your map scale was "one inch equals
seven miles"
what would be the representative fraction?
A) 1/7
, B) 1/7000
C) 1/63,360
D) 1/63,360 times seven
E) 1/443,520 - Answer-d
You are making a map of population density per state. You are wanting to color-code
each
state a different shade of blue, with dark blue indicating high density and light blue
low density.
Which type of map would you generate to display the data?
A) thematic
B) regional
C) aerial
D) choropleth
E) graphic - Answer-d
A GIS stands for
A) Global Initiative Systems
B) Geographic Institute Study
C) Global Investigative Security
D) Geographic Information Systems
E) Global Information Systems - Answer-d
What was the population of the Earth (as of the book's publication)?
A) over 7 million
B) 670 million
C) nearly 2 billion
D) over 7.4 billion
E) nearly 2 trillion - Answer-d
The world population is estimated to grow to what size by 2050?
A) 700 million
B) 7.4 billion
C) 9.8 billion
D) 200 billion
E) over 2 trillion - Answer-c
Which of the following regions has the highest population density?
A) North America
B) Australia
C) Africa
D) South Asia
E) Russia - Answer-d
Which nation has the highest RNI?
A) China
B) India
C) Pakistan
D) Nigeria
E) Russia - Answer-d
Answers
You are at the Tropic of Capricorn. You are sailing to the Arctic Circle. How many
degrees latitude will you need to sail?
A) 23.5 degrees
B) 43 degrees
C) 66.5 degrees
D) 90 degrees
E) 180 degrees - Answer-d
Small-scale maps cover ________ areas than large-scale maps.
A) larger
B) smaller
C) the same
D) larger and smaller
E) it cannot be determined - Answer-a
A map has a scale of 1/100,000. Which of the following statements is correct if you
had a
second map with a scale of 1/2500?
A) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover more surface area and have better
detail than the
one scaled at 1/100,000
B) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover less surface area but have better
detail than the
one scaled at 1/100,000
C) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover more surface area but have less
detail than the
one scaled at 1/100,000
D) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover less surface area and have less detail
than the one
scaled at 1/100,000
E) the map with a scale of 1/2500 would cover the same surface area and have the
same level of
detail as the one scaled at 1/100,000 - Answer-b
1/43,000 is an example of what style of map scale expression?
A) linear
B) graphic
C) representative fraction
D) written
E) projection - Answer-c
One inch equals one mile, or 1/63,360. If your map scale was "one inch equals
seven miles"
what would be the representative fraction?
A) 1/7
, B) 1/7000
C) 1/63,360
D) 1/63,360 times seven
E) 1/443,520 - Answer-d
You are making a map of population density per state. You are wanting to color-code
each
state a different shade of blue, with dark blue indicating high density and light blue
low density.
Which type of map would you generate to display the data?
A) thematic
B) regional
C) aerial
D) choropleth
E) graphic - Answer-d
A GIS stands for
A) Global Initiative Systems
B) Geographic Institute Study
C) Global Investigative Security
D) Geographic Information Systems
E) Global Information Systems - Answer-d
What was the population of the Earth (as of the book's publication)?
A) over 7 million
B) 670 million
C) nearly 2 billion
D) over 7.4 billion
E) nearly 2 trillion - Answer-d
The world population is estimated to grow to what size by 2050?
A) 700 million
B) 7.4 billion
C) 9.8 billion
D) 200 billion
E) over 2 trillion - Answer-c
Which of the following regions has the highest population density?
A) North America
B) Australia
C) Africa
D) South Asia
E) Russia - Answer-d
Which nation has the highest RNI?
A) China
B) India
C) Pakistan
D) Nigeria
E) Russia - Answer-d
