GS Unit 1: What Is Geography?

The theme of geography that deals with the exact or relative spot of something on Earth.

• Cartography

• Location

• Region

• Place

The theme of geography that would answer the question, “What is it like there?” It includes the physical and human features of a location

• Movement

• Human-environment interaction

• Location

• Place

The theme of geography that organizes earth into geographic areas by common characteristics is:

• Cartography

• Region

• Place

• Location

A(n) ______________ is made up of different places that are linked together at a core and work together as a unit. (An example being a school district)

• Formal region

• Perceptual region

• Vernacular region

• Functional region

Referring to a vacation in Wisconsin’s northwoods as “up north” is an example of a _________.

• Perceptual region

• Functional region

• Formal region

• Political region

Which of the following would be an example of relative location?

• Township 7 North, Range 2 West

• 38° North, 79° East

• 90 Minutes West of Milwaukee

• 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

Saying “Louisville, Kentucky, is located at 38° degrees north, 85° degrees west” is giving Louisville’s

• relative location

• region

• absolute location

• place

The key that identifies the meaning of the symbols on a map is called

• A distance scale

• A legend

• An atlas

• A map projection

Lines of latitude

• Are also called meridians

• Are drawn in the east-west direction

• Measure distance north and south of the equator

• Both drawn in the east-west direction and measure distance north and south of the equator

• All of the above

The ____________________ is the directional indicator found on a map.

• Compass rose

• Distance Scale

• Legend

• Equator