Chapter 1 - Review

an area's _____ includes its land, water, climate, plants, and animals.

• region

• landscape

• geography

• environment

• physical geography

the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create

• region

• landscape

• geography

• environment

• physical geography

To a geographer, a place's _____ is all the human and physical features that make a place unique.

• region

• landscape

• geography

• environment

• physical geography

A _____ is a part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas.

• region

• landscape

• geography

• environment

• physical geography

_____ is the study of the world’s physical features - its land forms, bodies of water, climates, soils, plants.

• physical geography

• human geography

• absolute location

• relative location

• social science

_____ is the study of the world’s people, communities, and landscapes, both past and present.

• physical geography

• human geography

• absolute location

• relative location

• social science

A specific description of where a place is located is called _____.

• physical geography

• human geography

• absolute location

• relative location

• social science

A general description of where a place is located is called _____.

• physical geography

• human geography

• absolute location

• relative location

• social science

_____ is the study of weather and what causes it.

• meteorology

• social science

• cartography

• map

• globe

_____ is a field that focuses on people and the relationships among them.

• meteorology

• social science

• cartography

• map

• globe