Review

Which of the following is an example of why we study the physical features of the earth like mountains, deserts, and river valleys?

• To understand how these natural features affect the people living there

• To figure out how many people live in the area

• To explain the leadership and laws that govern people

• To determine the causes of historical events

When we study location, we learn about where a place is. Which of the following is an example of how location influence a civilization?

• The Sumerians created a written language called cuneiform

• The Egyptian lived near the Nile River so farmers could bring its water to their crops

• The Chinese worshipped their ancestors

Movement refers to the way people, goods, and ideas travel from one place to another. Which of the following examples shows how the movement of ideas can influence a group of people?

• The Greeks tried to conquer land far away from their homeland

• Missionaries traveled from India to China teaching people Buddhist beliefs

• People learned to adapt to dry climates in order to farm

• Mountains provided some protection from invaders to early civilizations

Ancient societies adapted to their surroundings by irrigating their fields and building dams to control flooding. Which theme of geography does this demonstrate?

• Location

• Place

• Human-environment Interaction

• Region

What is Economics?

• The study of people and events of the past.

• The study of the beliefs, customs, and ways of living that a group of people share.

• The study of how people manage their resources by producing, exchanging, and using goods/services.

• The study of people in a society who make the laws, carry the laws out, and settle disagreements.

What is Government?

• The study of people, places, and the environment.

• The study of people in a society who make the laws, carry the laws out, and settle disagreements.

• The study of how people manage their resources by producing, exchanging, and using goods/services.

• The study of people and events of the past.

What is Culture?

• The study of the beliefs, customs, and ways of living that a group of people share

• The study of people, places, and the environment.

• The study of how people manage their resources by producing, exchanging, and using goods/services.

• The study of people and events of the past.

Regions are a group of places with something in common. What type of region is pictured in the map below?

• Political

• Climate

• Population

• Economic

What is History?

• The study of people and events of the past.

• The study of people, places, and the environment.

• The study of people in a society who make the laws, carry the laws out, and settle disagreements.

• The study of how people manage their resources by producing, exchanging, and using goods/services.

What is Geography?

• he study of the beliefs, customs, and ways of living that a group of people share.

• The study of people in a society who make the laws, carry the laws out, and settle disagreements.

• The study of people, places, and the environment.

• The study of people and events of the past.