Geography Unit 1 Review

This 2D model of the world is called...

• Globe
• Map

This 3D model of the world is called...

• Map
• Globe

The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called: 

• absolute location
• relative location
• site
• situation

Scale is…                                     

• the system used by geographers to transfer locations  from a globe to a map
• the extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area
•  the difference in elevation between two points in an area
•  the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape

The people who study the earth and everything in it are called _________.

• Globe Trotters
• Greek Gods
• Substitute Teachers
• Geographers

________ is the description of a location that is unique due to its human and physical characteristics.

• Place
• Location
• Region
• Movement

___________________ explains how humans, ideas and goods move all over the earth.

• Interaction
• Place
• Region
• Movement

Which hemisphere is shaded dark on the map?

• northern hemisphere
• southern hemisphere
• eastern hemisphere
• western hemisphere

A map that shows physical features and landforms is called?

• Physical Map
• Growth Map
• Projection Map
• Political Map

Map scale is used to 

• indicate shading and texture
• emphasize roads and streets
• show the relationship between map measurements and actual measurements of the Earth's surface
• show areas of higher elevation