Geography 1st Semester Test

Front

A group of places with common characteristics is called a...

Back

Region

Front

What is relative location?

Back

The position of one place compared to another

Front

Which phrase best summarizes what geographers study?

Back

Places and the people who live there

Front

What theme of geography explains the spread of religions around the world?

Back

Movement

Front

What do geographers use the Global Positioning System to determine?

Back

Relative Location

Front

What theme of geography includes how people modify the environment?

Back

Human-Environment Interaction

Front

Which theme looks at how people affect the environment & how the environment affects people?

Back

Human-Environment Interaction

Front

What splits the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres?

Back

Equator

Front

What splits the Earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres?

Back

Prime Meridian

Front

What is the purpose of latitude and longitude lines?

Back

They help us to pinpoint exact locations on Earth.