LESSON 2 STUDYING GEOGRAPHY

The five themes of geography include location, place, regions _______ and ______

• movement and change

• movement and human-environment interaction

• travel and human-environment interaction

• change and environmental pollution

Regions are areas that share common features.

• True

• False

What do cartographers use to transfer shapes from a round globe to a flat map?

• educated guess

• estimations

• latitude and longitude

• complex mathematics

The key of a map shows you north, south, east and west.

• True

• False

Two of the most common general-purpose maps are physical maps and _______ maps.

• political

• educational

• relational

• historical

The elevation refers to the height of an area above sea level.

• True

• False

Which of the following describes place?

• physical features

• absolute location

• economic featrues

• relative location

Ecosystems are an example of human systems

• True

• False

An example of the environment is

• an animal species

• the physical surroundings

• a polical belief

• a type of home

Human beings tend to have a great impact on the ecosystem they live in.

• True

• False