World Geography Study Questions With Answers

Name 2 uses of a GPS that are listed in the student edition text. {Ans: Longitude and latitude and used by the military, can tell the elevation.}How do maps made using GIS make use of computer technology? {Ans: It uses it to organize data about earth and can get satellite images.}What might cause someone's mental map of a place to change? {Ans: Its based on an individuals memory. Because its based on the individuals memory.}How can a physical map help explain the historical development of a country? {Ans: Mountains may show be barriers to transportation, and rivers and streams.}Why is the use of absolute location more specific than relative location? {Ans: The exact global address derived from latitude and longitude lines that intersect at that place.}What do lines of longitude measure? {Ans: distance east and west of the prime meridian}