Geography Review

Geography is the study of...

• past events

• human history

• Earth's rocks

• land and the people of Earth

An example of Relative Location is...

• Australia is South of Asia

• Australia is 30 degrees south and 135 degrees east

• Australia is called "The Land Down Under"

• Australia is one of the 7 continents

If a pilot was using absolute location, they would say...

• We will land by 15:30

• We are moving through cumulus clouds

• We are latitude 30 degrees north and longitude 53 degrees east

• We are next to the red and blue jumbo jet

Which of these show people modifying their environment?

• Rivers forming

• Clearing the forest to build houses

• Planting crops

• Forests growing

Which is one way people adapt to their environment to meet their needs?

• They change their clothing based on the climate

• They recycle

• They preserve natural resources

• They make a reservoir

Which is a large land area that has similar characteristics or features?

• Resource

• Region

• Flood

• Canal

Which is an example of Human-Environment Interaction?

• Getting the mail

• Watching TV

• Clearing the rainforest

• A waterfall

Which is an example of a region?

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• The Coastal Plain

• A waterfall

What are two types of location?

• Regions and places

• Absolute and longitude

• Prime and distant

• Absolute and relative

Communicating through letters is which theme of geography?

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Human-Environment Interaction