Preview/Review Notebook

What type of location is the following? Egypt is south of the Mediterranean Sea.

• absolute location

• relative location

What describes the different people, animals, and plants that surround you?

• climate

• environment

• option

• consequences

What is the temperature and atmospheric conditions for a day or a short period of time?

• climate

• geography

• topography

• weather

What are the imaginary lines that run north to south but measure east to west of the Prime Meridian? The Prime Meridian is one of these lines.

• latitude

• longitude

When people interact with the earth and create a culture among different groups, what is this called?

• human geography

• physical geography

When you consider the climate, topography, and location of a place on earth, what is this called?

• human geography

• physical geography

What describes the surface of the land that has mountains, hills, and valleys?

• absolute location

• climate

• topography

• relative location

Which of the following is NOT a continent?

• Africa

• Asia

• Greenland

• North America

Which word describes supreme power and authority over a region?

• bicameral

• democracy

• sovereignty

• unicameral

What do you call a legislature that has two houses like the United States (Congress and House of Representatives)?

• bicameral

• unicameral

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy