Unit 1 Perspectives Of Geography Sample Questions with Vocabulary and Purposes

Unit I Study Guide Section
Directions: Use the following questions to help you prepare for the upcoming Unit I Test on the Nature and

Perspectives of Geography




1. What two questions do geographers ask?




1. Give a definition for geography in your own words.




1. What are the two major branches of geography?




1. What are the two main features of “human geography”?




1. What is the most important tool of geographers?




1. Why is every “place” so unique?




1. Give an example of “Scale” relating to Globalization.




1. Why are geographers so interested in ‘Connections”?

, 1. Define a “Region” and give 2 examples of them.




1. What do “Cartographers” do?




1. Name 2 purposes a map.




Name one contribution each of the following people made to geography.

1. Aristotle -
2. Thales-
3. Eratosthenes-
4. Ptolemy-
5. Phei Hsiu-
6. Ibn-Battutah-
7. Mercator-




1. What is a “fractional scale”?




1. What is a “Projection” in geographical terms?




1. Name 4 problems with distortion when we try to represent the earth on a flat surface.




1. What are the problems with distortion when using a :

Robinson Projection-

Mercator Projection-