Geography Review

What is the definition of geography?

• The study of past events

• The study of human history

• The study of Earth's rocks

• The study of the land and people of the Earth

A continent is

• a salty body of water

• a small piece of land surrounded by water

• a large area of land

• a piece of land that sticks out into the water

Sean's teacher asked him to describe the relative location of Australia. Which of the following might Sean say? Choose all that are true.

• Australia is located between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

• Australia is one of the seven continents.

• Australia is located at latitude 30 degrees south and longitude 135 degrees east.

Which of the following things could cause harm to the environment? Choose all that are true.

• Building factories

• Building houses

• Rivers forming

• Forests growing

Alexandra's mom is a pilot. At work, she often gives the air traffic control officers the absolute location of her plane. Which of the following might Alexandra's mom say to air traffic control to give her absolute location?

• We are hoping to land by 5:00 pm.

• We are descending through cumulus clouds.

• We are currently at latitude 32 degrees north, longitude 53 degrees east.

• We are parked in the terminal, next to a red and white jumbo jet.

Communicating information through letters is an example of which geography theme?

• Human-environment interaction

• Place

• Movement

• Location

What are the two types of location?

• Absolute and longitude

• Regions and places

• Absolute and relative

Which is an example of a region?

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• coastal plain

• Canada

A place may be described by...

• how people relate to it

• its physical and human characteristics

• where it is located

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

• Region

• Resource

• Flood

• Canal