Unit 1 Global Studies Review

Where would you go in the textbook to find pronunciation help?

• glossary

• gazetteer

• contents

• index

What most accurately describes the geographic term PLACE?

• longitude and latitude

• street address

• meaningful location with distinctive characteristics

• relationship between locations and their shapes

Which ideas are among the five themes of geography?

• locations

• movement

• direction

• region

Which are examples of RELATIVE LOCATION?

• The center of Minnesota is 45N, 93W

• Minnesota borders Canada

• Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, England

• 5 miles north of the rest stop

What is true about lines of longitude?

• run north to south

• measure in a north-to-south direction

• are called meridians

• number 360 around the Earth

Which of the following are major subsystems of Earth's physical system?

• lithosphere

• biosphere

• ionosphere

• hydrosphere

Which has the most influence on Earth's Climate

• metals

• landforms

• highways

• crops

Which describes a humid temperate climate zone

• all types of weather with changing seasons

• hot and rainy and often includes deep forests

• high mountains with varying conditions

What is true about tectonic plates?

• move slowly

• move over the Earth's mantle

• create mountains

• move along fault lines to cause earthquakes

Which problems occur because of growing population?

• increase in disease

• lack of geothermal energy

• harmful changes to the environment

• job shortage