Unit 1 Review

What are the Cardinal directions?

• North, East, South, and West

• Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

• Polar, Temperate, Tropic

Lines of Longitude are:

• A set of imaginary lines running from East to West

• The Equator

• A set of imaginary lines running from the North pole to the South Pole

The 5 themes of Geography are:

Movement, Region, Human and Environment Interaction, Location, and Place.

• True

• Flase

What are some basic parts of a map?

• Compass Rose

• Key

• Title - What the map is showing

• Projection

How does the tilt of the Earth's axis affect Earth's climate?

• Seasons

• Different climates throughout the world

• Altitude

• Hot Equator (always warm)

What are the layers of the Earth?

(List from the inside out)

• Crust, Mantle, Outer core, Inner core

• Outer core, Inner core, Crust, Mantle

• Inner core, Outer core, Mantle, Crust

• Mantle, Outer core, Inner core, Crust

Plate tectonics create volcanos and earthquakes?

• True

• False

_______ is the condition of the air and sky at a certain point in time. __________ is the average weather of a place over many years.

• Weather, Temperature

• Weather, Climate

• Climate, Weather

• Climate, Temperature

The sun hitting the center of the Earth ( the Equator ), means the tropical climate is always cold.

• True

• Flase

What is an Ecosystem?

• Regions that are made up of similar ecosystems.

• A group of plants and animals that depend on one another and the environment for survival.

• Climate and Weather