Ch. 1: How Geographers Look at the World

These are branches of Geography:

• Human-environment interaction

• Physical Geography

• Meteorology

• Places and Regions

• Geology

The exact spot at which the place is found on the globe is called (a)   location.

A place is a particular space with physical and human meaning.

• True

• False

What is another term for Human Geography?

• relative location

• physical geography

• cultural geography

• statistical geography

Geographers study __________ to learn how people in different places are governed.

• history

• economics

• computer science

• political science

Most people in Honduras use ________________ to find places.

• functional region

• the ecosystem

• relative location

• a formal region

The study of the earth's physical features and living things is called

• history

• philosophy

• music

• geography

These are landforms:

• Glacier

• Basin

• Gulf

• Valley

• Canyon

These are oceans of the world:

• Antarctic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Northern Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

Which of the following is a use of geography?

• making predictions about a population's future water needs

• determining how an ancient civilization spread

• deciding where to build a new highway

• all of the above