Human Geography Quiz | Human Geography MCQs with Answers

101 Global Positioning Systems reference what type of location?

[A] relative

[B] situation

[C] mathematical

[D] toponym

Answer: mathematical

102 A computer system that stores, organizes retrieves, analyzes and displays geographic data is....

[A] GIS

[B] GPS

[C] remote sensing

[D] USGS

Answer: GIS

103 The acquisition of data about Earth's surfaces form a satellite orbiting the planet or from another long distance method is...

[A] GIS

[B] GPS

[C] remote sensing

[D] aerial photography

Answer: remote sensing

104 Which map would have the largest scale?...

[A] world

[B] continent

[C] state

[D] city

Answer: city

105 Scale is...

[A] the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map

[B] the extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area

[C] the difference in elevation between two points in an area

[D] the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape

Answer: the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape