Unit 1 Human Geography Review

Geography focusing on natural landforms, climate and soil is called...

• human geography
• physical geography
• lunar geography

The location of something in relation to another place or feature is

• absolute location
• distance and direction
• relative location
• site

Formal region

• groups of people have little in common
• groups of people share 1 or more common characteristic
• cities, states, and countries

Which of the following is not a type of expansion diffusion? 

• hierarchical 
• contagious
• relocation

• location
• region
• place
• human environment interaction (HEI)

• location
• movement
• place
• human environment interaction (HEI)

Some landmarks of Sydney, Australia include The Great Barrier Reef, the Sydney Opera House, & Fraser Island.  The things can ONLY be found in Sydney, Australia.
This is an example of __.

• location
• movement
• place
• human environment interaction (HEI)

Lucky Peak Dam controls flooding, produces electricity, and helps provide water for irrigation.  This is an example of

• Human Environment Interaction
• Location
• Movement
• Place

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

Scale is

• the ratio of the largest to smallest areas on a map.
• the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape.
• the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map.
• the difference in elevation between two points in an area.