Unit 1: Geography Review

What is geography?

• the study of rocks

• the study of maps and people

• the study of life forms and maps

• the study of Earth and its people

The study of Earth and its people is...

• geography

• geometry

• geology

30° 20” N, 81° 40' W is

• an absolute location

• a relative location

• an elevation

• compass rose

Which of these is an example of absolute location?

• 30° 20” N, 81° 40' W

• Behind the Wal-Mart

• Florida

• North America

What would you use to determine the distance between two points on a map?

• the boundaries

• the key

• the scale

• the title

On a map, a scale bar is used to...

• show distance between two places on the map

• show what different symbols on the map mean

• tell you what the map is about

• show what direction one place is from another

Which type of map shows features such as landforms, relief, and elevation?

• physical

• political

• population

• special purpose

Which of the following is not a feature shown on a physical map?

• landforms

• relief

• elevation

• population

A human system can be defined as

• all things humans create as they build their lives together on

  Earth

• all things that affect humans on Earth

• the way in which humans move around the Earth

• a system that only humans belong to

The movement of humans around the Earth, and why, is also called a...

• human system

• human feature

• physical system

• physical feature