World Geography Quiz II

Geography is...

• The study of Earth and how we, the people who live there, interact with it.

• The study of Earth and its atmosphere.

• The study of rocks, minerals, and all physical attributes of Earth

Hemisphere is ...

• The study of the earth and how we, the people who live there, interact with it.

• A region created when the Earth is divided in half.

• An imaginary line going across the center of the earth.

Movement is ...

• The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
  
• The way people and the environment affect each other.
  
• Where a place is on Earth.
  

Regions are ...

• Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.

• An absolute location on Earth.

• The physical and human characteristics of a place.

An example of an absolute location would be.........

• 37.02 degrees N, 93.20 degrees W

• United States of America

• The South

Your parents planted flowers in the flower bed at your house, what is this known as?

• Urbanization 
• Natural Environment
• Human Environment
• Adapted Environment 

When would a geographer use absolute location?

• To identify the exact location of a place.
• To describe the physical features of an area.
• To locate a place by identifying what areas it is near.
• To show what the cultural characteristics of a place are.

Arizona is south of Utah is which theme?

• Relative Location
• Absolute Location
• Movement
• Human-Environment Interaction

Which of the following is NOT a geographic theme?

• Movement
• Place
• Geography
• Location

Which of the following is a human characteristic of a place?

• landforms

• climate

• vegetation

• language