Which is the best definition of technology?(1 point)
Responses
the practical application of knowledge
the practical application of knowledge
a combination of radio waves and satellites
a combination of radio waves and satellites
telecommunications and computers
telecommunications and computers
the documentation of earth’s landforms
the practical application of knowledge
In analyzing a photograph of a geographic landmark, which question would be useful to ask?(1 point)
Responses
How many likes did this photograph get on social media?
How many likes did this photograph get on social media?
When was the camera invented?
When was the camera invented?
What parts of the landscape were cropped out by the borders of the photograph?
What parts of the landscape were cropped out by the borders of the photograph?
Has this photographer ever received an award for their work?
What parts of the landscape were cropped out by the borders of the photograph?
How does the period when a historical account is created affect it? (1 point)
Responses
The political and social situations of the time can have influence on the historian.
The political and social situations of the time can have influence on the historian.
Older accounts of the past are always less accurate than newer ones.
Older accounts of the past are always less accurate than newer ones.
Accounts about more recent events are always more accurate.
Accounts about more recent events are always more accurate.
Modern accounts of the distant past lack credibility because of a lack of evidence.
Modern accounts of the distant past lack credibility because of a lack of evidence.
The political and social situations of the time can have influence on the historian.
How can specialty maps best be used to visually present information about the past?(1 point)
Responses
They can show percentages of land use from the past.
They can show percentages of land use from the past.
They can show changes in data over time in a place.
They can show changes in data over time in a place.
They can be used to show where historical events took place and the location of regions that no longer exist.
They can be used to show where historical events took place and the location of regions that no longer exist.
They can show the current physical characteristics of the land in a place.
They can show the current physical characteristics of the land in a place.
They can be used to show where historical events took place and the location of regions that no longer exist.
Discovering a trend in a population change over time might help a geographer(1 point)
Responses
calculate the amount of people the population changed by.
calculate the amount of people the population changed by.
draw a conclusion about why the population changed.
draw a conclusion about why the population changed.
visualize the change in the population.
visualize the change in the population.
create a table with the raw data of the population.
draw a conclusion about why the population changed
What is a goal of using a population density map?(1 point)
Responses
to show the spatial distribution of people visually
to show the spatial distribution of people visually
to describe how people move from one place to another
to describe how people move from one place to another
to summarize how many people have lived in a place over time
to summarize how many people have lived in a place over time
to provide specific numbers of people who live in a place