A Geographer's World -- Chapter 1

Geographers look at the world...

• by studying cities first

• at local, regional, and global levels

• by studying only its physical features

• as separate regions with no effect on each other

A geographer’s tools include

• maps and globes

• satellite images

• notebooks and tape recorders

• all of the above

Which of the following is an essential element of geography?

• uses of geography

• latitude

• movement

• maps

The two main branches of geography are

• regional and local

• cartography and meteorology

• the study of water and the study of landforms

• physical geography and human geography

A social science is a field that studies people and

• geography

• their relationships

• their environment

• the landscapes they create

Which of the following questions might a geographer studying at a local level ask?

• Which products does a country export?

• What languages do people speak in South America?

• How do people in a town or community live?

• What features make up a physical region?

Globes can show

• specific information about a place, such as languages spoken or street names.

• a flat representation of Earth’s surface.

• the world as it really is.

• more information than maps.

Which of the following is not one of the five themes of

geography?

• movement

• region

• place

• environment

Your street address describes

• absolute location

• relative location

• your environment

• your society

Which of the following would a human geographer study?

• soils and plants

• maps and globes

• weather and climate

• economics and politics