Semester Test Review

What is an example of human environment interaction?

• a chart of high temperatures

• a dam used to store water

• the spread of disease

• the erosion caused by waves

What do geographers use the GPS system to determine?

• absolute location

• land use

• population density

• relative location

Which phrase describes absolute location?

• nothwestern Canada

• south of the equator by 10 degrees

• next to Brazil

• 45 degrees North, 9 degrees East

What is it called when a geographer sees how places are alike?

• absolute location

• relative location

• geographic pattern

• essential elements

What theme of geography explains the spread of religions around the world?

• location

• movement

• place

• region

What is a region?

• a location that has specific characteristics?

• a description of longitude and latitude

• a pattern of human movement

• a group of places with common characteristics

What is the purpose of a map legend or key?

• list teh names of places on a map

• explains the meaning of symbols and colors on a map

• shows the unit of distance used on the map

• point out the specific area of the world shown on a map

What map element shows the directions North, South, East and West?

• labels

• compass rose

• locator globe

• scale

What does a political map show?

• natural features on the earth

• the location of energy sources

• human created features on earth's surface

• the population density of a given area

What do mapmakers use to show Earth's curved surface on a flat page?

• areas of color

• map projections

• map key

• labels and symbols