Review: Thinking like a Geographer

Which geographic feature is most likely to attract settlement?

• high, steep canyons

• accessible water ways

• extremely cold mountains

• arid, extremely hot deserts

Which term refers to study of the spatial characteristics of the world's land and people?

• Culture

• Geography

• Institutions

• Region

Which term refers to organizations of people that perpetuate practices, traditions, or customs of a group?

• Geography

• Institutions

• Culture

• Region

Which of the following geographic factors has the greatest influence on where people live?

• availability of water

• shared cultural traditions

• access to public transportation

• proximity to highways and roads

CHECK all that apply: Which characteristics are cultural characteristics? (Select three)

• Factories, roads, money

• Language, customs, values

Which are geographic factors?

• Language and beliefs

• Family and peers

• Water and natural resources

• Jobs and banks

What population pattern would a geographer predict in an area with abundant natural resources?

• Sparsely populated settlements

• No settlements, only animals

• Densely populated settlements

• No settlements, and no animals

geographic factors that support agricultural production?

• Multicultural communities

• Moderate water and flat fertile (arable) land

If an area is rich in natural resources, a geographer might predict that the region is...

• densely populated (many people live there)

• sparsely populated ( a few people live there)

• has no human activity

• has no animals

Which habitat is most likely to have a low settlement pattern?

• Grassland (humid)

• Temperate zones (sunny)

• Savannah (hot)

• Tundra (cold)