Introduction to Geography

A geographer's tools include ...

• Maps and globes

• Satellite images

• Notebooks and tape recorders

• All of the above

The two main branches of geography are ...?

• regional and local

• physical geography and human geography

• cartography and meteorology

• the study of water and the study of landforms

Your street address describes ...?

• Absolute location

• Your society

• Relative location

• Your environment

Which of the following would a human geographer study?

• Soils and plants

• Maps and globes

• Economics and politics

• Weather and climate

Which theme of geography describes features that make a site unique?

• Human-environment interaction

• Location

• Movement

• Place

Geographers divide the world into regions ...?

• to compare different places

• to slow down worldwide trade

• because it is required by the national geography standards

• because regions are clearly defined

The Rocky Mountains are a region defined by ...?

• human characteristics

• language and religious characteristics

• physical characteristics

• historical characteristics

Information such as where people's ancestors come from is often shown on ...?

• maps

• globes

• satellite images

• tape recordings

The statement that Japan is east of China refers to Japan's ...?

• relative place

• absolute location

• region

• relative location

Land, water, climate, plants, and animals are all part of an area's ...?

• region

• social science

• environment

• climate