Social Studies Unit 1a

What term means "the study of the ways people interact with the earth"?

• Human Geography
• Globe
• Geographic inquiry
• Physical geography

What is geography?

• The study of the ways people interact with the earth.
• The study of the natural characteristics of Earth.
• The study of the Earth and the ways people interact with the earth.
• A description or portrayal of Earth or parts of the Earth.

___________ is the study of the natural characteristics of Earth 

• physical geography
• geography
• geographic inquiry
• global information systems

The different sized "containers" or ways to group places together to organize investigations into human activities is called _______.

• Spatial scale
• physical geography
• global positioning system
• geographic inquiry

Which of the following is not an example of a spatial scale?

• local
• regional
• global
• relational

The method for investigating geographic problems and issues is __________.

• geographic inquiry
• spatial scale
• geographic representation
• global information systems

What is a geographic representation?

• A description or portrayal of Earth or parts of Earth.
• A visual representation of an area.
• A spherical, or ball-shaped model of the entire planet.
• A computer or internet-based mapping technology

What do we call a visual representation of an area?

• A map
• A globe
• A global positioning system
• A hamburger

A spherical, or ball-shaped model of the entire planet is called

• a globe
• a map
• a geographic representation
• a balloon

What is a global positioning system?

• A system that uses a network of earth orbiting satellites to pinpoint absolute location.
• A description or portrayal of Earth or parts of the earth.
• A computer or internet mapping technology
• A visual representation of an area