Geography, Places and Regions (Praxis
5004)
Which of the following essential elements of geography includes the study of glaciers
and how they carve out the landscape? - answer Physical systems
Which of the following essential elements of geography includes understanding
absolute and relative location? - answer The world in spatial terms
What is geography? - answer The study of the physical features of the Earth's surface
and atmosphere, including how humans affect them, and the ways they affect humans.
Which of the following essential elements of geography includes the study of how
humans directly affect the natural geography of the world? - answer Environment and
society
Which of the following is an example of an absolute location? - answer Longitude and
latitude
If you hate having neighbors which type of map can help you figure out the best place to
live? - answerpopulation map
If your ears tend to pop and hurt at high altitudes, which type of map can tell you what
places to avoid? - answertopographical
A topographical map focuses on: - answerelevation or height above sea-level
If you need to know the capital of Brazil, which type of map should you turn to? -
answerpolitical
If you're going to Miami for spring break, which type of map will help you figure out what
to pack? - answerweather
What type of globe simulates three dimensions on a two-dimensional screen? -
answerVirtual globe
What can satellite imaging do that aerial photography cannot? - answerCapture images
of much larger areas of the earth's surface
What would you use infrared photography for in geography? - answerStudy the growth
and health of plants
, What type of aerial photograph would you take if you wanted a photograph that closely
matched a map of the same area? - answerVertical photograph
Which is an example of a geographic diagram? - answerMap
What denotes height above or below sea level? - answerelevation
What denotes how far north or south a point is on the globe relative to the equator? -
answerlatitude
What is defined as a set of numbers that specify a location on the globe? -
answercoordinates
The prime meridian passes through - answerGreenwich, England
What denotes how far east or west a point is on the globe relative to the prime
meridian? - answerlongitude
Which of the following does NOT have an equator? - answerA comet
When do you not have a shadow at the equator? - answerMarch and September
equinoxes
What latitude does the equator have? - answer0 degrees
The equator separates what? - answerThe northern and southern hemispheres
How many countries does the equator pass through? - answer13
In Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days the main character bets he can travel
around the globe in 80 days. When he finishes his journey though, he thinks he didn't
quite make it. However, he later discovers that he'd gained a day and made it on time!
Why didn't he realize this? - answerThe International Date Line had not been
established yet, so nothing would remind him to change the date in his journal.
The International Date Line is located halfway around the world from an imaginary line
called the _____. - answerPrime Meridian
The Earth is roughly a sphere. Because of its shape, the Earth is divided into _____
equal slices, equal to the number of degrees in a circle. - answer360
Different locations on Earth have different time zones. Each time zone covers 15
degrees of longitude. How many primary time zones are there on Earth? - answer24
5004)
Which of the following essential elements of geography includes the study of glaciers
and how they carve out the landscape? - answer Physical systems
Which of the following essential elements of geography includes understanding
absolute and relative location? - answer The world in spatial terms
What is geography? - answer The study of the physical features of the Earth's surface
and atmosphere, including how humans affect them, and the ways they affect humans.
Which of the following essential elements of geography includes the study of how
humans directly affect the natural geography of the world? - answer Environment and
society
Which of the following is an example of an absolute location? - answer Longitude and
latitude
If you hate having neighbors which type of map can help you figure out the best place to
live? - answerpopulation map
If your ears tend to pop and hurt at high altitudes, which type of map can tell you what
places to avoid? - answertopographical
A topographical map focuses on: - answerelevation or height above sea-level
If you need to know the capital of Brazil, which type of map should you turn to? -
answerpolitical
If you're going to Miami for spring break, which type of map will help you figure out what
to pack? - answerweather
What type of globe simulates three dimensions on a two-dimensional screen? -
answerVirtual globe
What can satellite imaging do that aerial photography cannot? - answerCapture images
of much larger areas of the earth's surface
What would you use infrared photography for in geography? - answerStudy the growth
and health of plants
, What type of aerial photograph would you take if you wanted a photograph that closely
matched a map of the same area? - answerVertical photograph
Which is an example of a geographic diagram? - answerMap
What denotes height above or below sea level? - answerelevation
What denotes how far north or south a point is on the globe relative to the equator? -
answerlatitude
What is defined as a set of numbers that specify a location on the globe? -
answercoordinates
The prime meridian passes through - answerGreenwich, England
What denotes how far east or west a point is on the globe relative to the prime
meridian? - answerlongitude
Which of the following does NOT have an equator? - answerA comet
When do you not have a shadow at the equator? - answerMarch and September
equinoxes
What latitude does the equator have? - answer0 degrees
The equator separates what? - answerThe northern and southern hemispheres
How many countries does the equator pass through? - answer13
In Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days the main character bets he can travel
around the globe in 80 days. When he finishes his journey though, he thinks he didn't
quite make it. However, he later discovers that he'd gained a day and made it on time!
Why didn't he realize this? - answerThe International Date Line had not been
established yet, so nothing would remind him to change the date in his journal.
The International Date Line is located halfway around the world from an imaginary line
called the _____. - answerPrime Meridian
The Earth is roughly a sphere. Because of its shape, the Earth is divided into _____
equal slices, equal to the number of degrees in a circle. - answer360
Different locations on Earth have different time zones. Each time zone covers 15
degrees of longitude. How many primary time zones are there on Earth? - answer24
