Unit 1 Check In (Chapter 1, 2.1, & 2.2)

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 Themes of Geography?

• Place

• Population

• Region

• Movement

Which of the following is an example of Human-Environment Interaction?

• The address of a building

• Trade between countries

• People using the land to grow food

• The climate of a region

Find the 2 missing words: There are two types of geographers. Physical geographers study the _______________ while human geographers study the __________________.

• pollution

• land

• people

• government

In our solar system, the planets revolve around __________________.

Which type of sun rays cause more warmth?

• direct

• slanted

• indirect

• partial

Which term describes the two days of the year that have an equal number of hours of day and night?

• equinoxes

• Summer Solstice

• Winter Solstice

• Tropics

Melted rock in mantle is called _____________________.

• lava

• magma

• liquid rock

• lava flow

Earthquakes occur due to the movement of plates along ___________________.

• canyon

• magma

• faults

• water

This occurs when water flows into cracks in rocks and freezes, breaking the rock apart.

• plate tectonics

• erosion

• volcanic eruption

• weathering

Salt water is found in which of the following... (check all that apply)

• rivers

• seas

• oceans

• gulfs