Geography Summative 1 Review

What is Geography?

• Geography is the study of maps.

• Geography is the memorization of where features are located on the Earth’s surface.

• Geography is the study of all of the countries and languages of the Earth.

• Geography is describing characteristics of the Earth.

Which person is likely to use geography?

• The doctor who wants to find out where a disease started and how to stop if from spreading

• The travel agent who wants to know what it is like in a particular country in order to help clients decide where to go on vacation

• The police officer who wants to know where crime is taking place and how to keep it from happening

• All of the above are likely to use geography

Which of the following is not a reason why someone would use geography?

• To understand what the physical and human characteristics of a place are like

• To explain how humans change their environment

• To explain why there is no gravity on the moon

• To see how large areas of the world are similar to each other

Which of the following is the correct order for the Geography Process?

• Explore, Describe, Observe, Discover

• Discover, Explore, Describe, Observe

• Explore, Observe, Describe, Discover

• Explore, Discover, Observe, Describe

The 5 Themes of Geography are important because they…

• Help us organize all the information of the world so we can better describe the world around us

• Make it easier for us to create maps

• Allow us to see what we have been exploring and describing

• None of the above

Which of the following is the best example of the geographic theme of Physical Place?

• A mountain peak

• A city park

• A map of the United States

• A map showing rainforest destruction.

The geographic theme of Movement includes which of the following?

• Environmental changes

• People, goods, and ideas

• Relative locations of places on the Earth

• Birth and death rates and family size

Which song(s) is/are about geography?

• Home on the Range

• Raindrops are falling on my head

• The Lion King

• London Bridge

The Three Gorges Dam is an example of the geographic theme of....

• Human Place

• Physical Place

• Human-environmental interaction

• Location

The spread of Islam throughout the Middle East best reflects the theme of ....

• Location

• Place

• Region

• None of the above