Section 1.1-1.3 Review

What do geographers study?

• The location of places and the people who live there

• How GPS works

• The history of cities

• The reasons people and nations engage in trade

What is a continent?

• a group of islands

• a large landmass

• a chain of mountains

• a large body of water

What is relative location?

• the exact location

• the location of a place compared to other places

• the former location of a place

• the description of location using longitude and latitude

What type of thinking do geographers use most in their studies?

• chronological

• psychological

• spatial

• verbal

What theme of geography involves a group of places that have characteristics in common?

• location

• region

• place

• movement

What is absolute location?

• the characteristics that make a place unique

• the region that contains a place

• the position of one place compared to another

• the exact point where a place is found

How might cities near water be similar?

• They might use water as a way of shipping and trade

• No similarities since each city is different

• They provide opportunities for water supply

• It allows for water sports

What are the five themes of geography?

• Location, Place, Human-Environment, Movement, Region

• Human Systems, Physical Systems, Geography, Places, Regions

• Places, Regions, Environment, Society, Location

• Society, Human Systems, Location, Place, Region

What region is also an entire continent?

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• South Asia

• South America

• Russia and the Eurasian Republics

What theme of geography explains how people ideas, and animals get from one place to another?

• location

• movement

• place

• region