Module 1: Geography

What does geography mean?

• The Earth and how it revolves.

• The study of the world and its people.

• How people deal with the world.

• The field work and gathering of information.

What would be an example of Absolute Location?

• Canada is north of the United States of America

• 279 Washington Ave, Belleville, NJ

• Travel 15 miles down South

Why is geography sometimes called a social science?

• because it involves measuring things

• because it deals with weather patterns

• because it deals with people and how they live

• because it involves field work and gathering information.

Which of the following are studied as a part of physical geography?

• Population

• Jobs

• Roads

• Schools

Which of the following are studied as a part of human geography?

• Landforms

• Migration or Movement

• Water

• Weather

What advantage do globes have over maps?

• They are easier to work with

• They are less expensive to make

• They show more information about the world

• They show the world as it really is

What is the benefit of using GPS?

• to locate where you are

• to track interest

• to display images

• to send information

What are major line of longitude that splits the Earth into a Western and Eastern Hemisphere?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Degrees

• Latitude

The lines which are labelled with degrees and measured north and south of the Equator are

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Minutes

• Grid

Which of the following is not a continent?

• China

• Asia

• North America

• Africa