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TExES Social Studies 7-12 (232) Geography Review Exam Questions and Answers
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TExES Social Studies 7-12 (232)Geography Review Exam
Geography - Answer -This is the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and
human features on earth.
Absolute Location - Answer -Is the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is
found
Relative Location - Answer -This describes a place in comparison to other places
around it
Equator - Answer -This divides the north and south halves of the hemispheres
Prime Meridian - Answer -This divides the east and west halves of the hemispheres
Latitude - Answer -These are a set of lines that run parallel to the equator
Longitude - Answer -These are a set of lines that go around the earth over the poles
Place - Answer -This includes the physical features and cultural characteristics of a
location
Region - Answer -An area of the earths surface with similar characteristics
Formal Region - Answer -This is defined by a limited number of related characteristics
United States - Answer -This is considered a formal region
Functional Region - Answer -This is organized around a set of interactions and
connections between places such as a hub
Perceptual Regions - Answer -This is a region in which people perceive the
characteristics of the region in the same way
, Linear Distance - Answer -This means how far across the earth a person or idea or a
product travels
Time Distance - Answer -This is the amount of time it takes for a person or idea or a
product to travel
Psychological Distance - Answer -This refers to the way people view distance
Globe - Answer -This is a three-dimensional representation of the earth
Maps - Answer -These are two dimensional graphic representatives of selected parts of
the earths surface
Map Projection - Answer -This is a way of drawing earths surface by presenting a round
earth on flat paper
Topographic Map - Answer -This is a representation of natural man made features on
the earth
Bar Scale - Answer -This shows the ratio of distance on the map to distance on the
earth
Planar Projections - Answer -This is a projection on a flat surface also known as an
azimuthal projection
Azimuthal Projection - Answer -This shows the earth so that a line from the central point
to any other point on the map gives the shortest distance between the two points
Conical Projection - Answer -This is a projection onto a cone and are often used to
show landmasses that extend over large areas going east and west
Compromise Projection - Answer -This is a projection onto a cylinder and typically
shows the entire earth on one map.
Mercator - Answer -This is a compromise projection where the shapes of the continents
are distorted at the poles and somewhat compressed at the equator
Homolosine - Answer -This is sometimes referred to as an interrupted map because the
oceans are divided showing accurate sizes of landmasses but distances are incorrect
Robinson - Answer -This projection is a type of compromise used in textbooks showing
the entire earth with nearly true sizes of continents with the shapes and landforms near
the poles appearing flat
Physical Map - Answer -This map helps you to see the types of landforms and bodies of
water found in an area
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