Ch. 1 Geography Test

The study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments

• Geography

• Spatial

• Relative location

• Elevation

Earth’s features in terms of their places, shapes, and relationships to one another

• Geography

• Spatial

• Scale

• Absolute location

The location of one place compared to another place

• Spatial

• Landforms

• Relative location

• Absolute location

The portions of Earth’s surface that can be viewed at one time from a location

• Scale

• Landforms

• Geography

• Landscapes

The relationship between distances on the map and on Earth

• Scale

• Elevation

• Landforms

• Absolute location

A natural feature found on land

• Landscape

• Landforms

• Relative location

• Elevation

The exact location of something

• Relative location

• Elevation

• Spatial

• Absolute location

The measurement of how much above or below sea level a place is

• Elevation

• Landforms

• Relative location

• Geography

This object on a map shows direction

• Map key

• Scale bar

• Map scale

• Compass Rose

What is the name for the unique locations on Earth that are defined by both physical and human characteristics

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Region