HGIA Chapters 1, 2, and 3
Understanding Geographic Concepts Quiz
Test your knowledge of geography with this engaging quiz on HGIA Chapters 1, 2, and 3! This quiz contains 25 multiple-choice questions that cover key concepts in cartography, culture, and geographic information systems.
Challenge yourself and discover how well you know:
- Map projections and scales
- Cultural regions and traits
- Types of thematic maps
- Diffusion of cultural practices
If two cities are 4 inches apart on a map with a scale of 1:63,360, how far apart are they on the surface of the Earth?
4 miles
8 miles
40 miles
5,280 miles
Which of the following is NOT one of the five ways that cartographers manipulate the impression one gets from a map?
Projection
Scale
Connectivity
Simplification
Level of aggregation refers to:
The ration of map distance to real-world distance
The number of data categories portrayed in a chloropleth map
The size of spatial unit of analysis
Whether data is presented in absolute numbers of in percentages
Rural counties receive more visual emphasis than urban counties on a chloropleth map because:
Historically, that is where most of the population once lives
Rural counties contain a majority of the population in the U.S. and Canada
Rural counties cover a larger area
The graduated circles in rural counties tend not to overlap with each other
On an isoline map, lines that are close to each other indicate:
That there was not enough room to spread them out like they should have been
A high concentration of whatever variable is being mapped
Rapid change in the variable
Gradual change in the variable
A computer hardware and software system that handles geographically referenced data, produces maps, and performs many types of spatial analysis, is called a
Geographic information system (GIS)
Map information system (MIS)
Spatial information system (SIS)
Spatial analysis system (SAS)
To map the surface of the Earth, geographers use different projections because:
No projection can show the entire Earth on a single map
No projection is ideal for the purpose of every map
The appearance of the Earth's changes with the seasons
Some parts of the Earth have not been surveyed accurately
Which of the following maps has a larger scale?
1:20,000
1 inch = 1 mile
1/200,000
Impossible to tell with given information
If you were measuring the concentration of American Indians using a dot density map, which threshold would put the most visual emphasis on those American Indians living in rural states?
One dot per 5,000
One dot per 20,000
One dot per 50,000
Doesn't matter
Which of the following is not a thematic map?
Reference
Isoline
Chloropleth
Proportional symbols
What type of map is distinguished through different shadings?
Reference
Isoline
Chloropleth
Proportional symbols
What type of map is distinguished through dots?
Isoline
Dot
Chloropleth
Proportional Symbols
Which of these maps would likely be drawn to the largest scale?
Western Europe
France
Paris
Elimination of trivial detail on a map and exaggeration or distortion of information to make it more accessible is known as
Projection
Simplification
Scale
Level of aggregation
The textbook states: "There is an old saying that 'all maps lie flat, and all maps lie." What are the authors getting at?
It is impossible to represent the three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional piece of paper without some kind of distortion
Some maps have to lie, but in many cases it is worth it for the purpose that the cartographer is trying to convey
Cartographers are almost always dis ingenious
All of the above
Which of these is NOT a formal region
The area served by your local airport
The amazon rain forest
Rice-growing region of China
The area of France where the Breton language is spoken
The area from which a movie theater draws its customers is an example of:
Friction less zone
Functional region
Formal region
All of the above
In order of decreasing dominance of a culture, what are the terms used to describe a culture area?
Core, sphere, domain
Core, domain, sphere
Sphere, domain, core
Sphere, core, domain
Syncretism is:
The separate maintenance of cultural traditions
The dynamic process of creating cultural regions
The sense of place that an area has
The emergence of a new cultural trait as a cultural hybrid
The drinking of wine with meals is an example of a French:
Regional identity
Cultural trait
Culture region
Syncretism
Cultural landscape refers to :
A region created by the interactions between a central node and surrounding locations
An awareness of being part of a group of people living in a particular region
The zone of greatest concentration or homogeneity of culture traits that characterize a region
Modifications to the environment by humans that reflect aspects of their culture
An area of uniformity in one or several characteristics is a:
Formal region
Functional region
Perceptual region
Vernacular region
A region created by interaction with a central point is a:
Formal region
Functional region
Perceptual region
Vernacular region
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why some innovations diffuse hierarchically?
Because of the greater variety of people who live in big cities
Because of the movement of people between large cities
Because of the types of business that tend to locate in big cities
Because there is more face-to-face interaction in big cities
Contagious diffusion:
Spreads to nearby places first
Leapfrogs over nearby places
Occurs through migration
Moves from large cities to other large cities
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