SS2

Question 1

The way that humans spread over and interact with Earth

Answer 1

Human geography

Question 2

Any group of individuals that shares some common characteristics

Answer 2

Population

Question 3

The annual number of childbirths for every 1,000 people

Answer 3

Crude birth rate

Question 4

The annual mortality rate (death rate) for every 1,000 people

Answer 4

Crude death rate

Question 5

A population goes through a _______ _________ when there is a distinct and drastic change in death and birth rates

Answer 5

A population goes through a demographic transition when there is a distinct and drastic change in death and birth rates

Question 6

A population goes through a demographic transition when there is a distinct and drastic change in death and birth rates

Answer 6

A population goes through a _______ _________ when there is a distinct and drastic change in death and birth rates

Question 7

The distribution of economic activities

Answer 7

Economic geography

Question 8

Economic geography

Answer 8

The distribution of economic activities

Question 9

The number of infant deaths for every 1,000 infants within a year

Answer 9

Infant mortality rate

Question 10

Infant mortality rate

Answer 10

The number of infant deaths for every 1,000 infants within a year

Question 11

The study of the spread of a language

Answer 11

Language demography

Question 12

Language demography

Answer 12

The study of the spread of a language

Question 13

The average age to which the members within a community can be expected to live

Answer 13

Life expectancy

Question 14

Life expectancy

Answer 14

The average age to which the members within a community can be expected to live

Question 15

The incidence of people contracting a selected illness within a population

Answer 15

Morbidity rate

Question 16

Morbidity rate

Answer 16

The incidence of people contracting a selected illness within a population

Question 17

A measure of how many individuals of a population exist in a given unit of space

Answer 17

population density

Question 18

population density

Answer 18

A measure of how many individuals of a population exist in a given unit of space

Question 19

The study of the number and distribution of members of various religions

Answer 19

Religious demography

Question 20

Religious demography

Answer 20

The study of the number and distribution of members of various religions

Question 21

The making of maps is called

Answer 21

cartography

Question 22

cartography

Answer 22

The making of maps is called

Question 23

What maps are concerned with the surface conditions of an area?

Answer 23

Topographical maps

Question 24

Topographical maps

Answer 24

What maps are concerned with the surface conditions of an area?

Question 25

Maps that have been simplified to the point where only a few pieces of key information stand out (think: a map of New York's subway system)

Answer 25

Topological maps

Question 26

Topological maps

Answer 26

Maps that have been simplified to the point where only a few pieces of key information stand out (think: a map of New York's subway system)

Question 27

Maps that don't show much geographical detail, but are instead focused on communicating some other info to the map user (think: map of the US, with each state colored in to measure population density)

Answer 27

Thematic maps

Question 28

Thematic maps

Answer 28

Maps that don't show much geographical detail, but are instead focused on communicating some other info to the map user (think: map of the US, with each state colored in to measure population density)

Question 29

Maps indicate directions with:

Answer 29

a compass rose

Question 30

a compass rose

Answer 30

Maps indicate directions with:

Question 31

A section of the map that explains symbols or color usage

Answer 31

Key, or Legend

Question 32

Key, or Legend

Answer 32

A section of the map that explains symbols or color usage

Question 33

A _____ shows how much distance an inch (or a centimeter, etc.) is on a map

Answer 33

Scale

Question 34

Scale

Answer 34

A _____ shows how much distance an inch (or a centimeter, etc.) is on a map