Unit 1: Thinking Like a Geographer

What is culture?

• the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.

• bacteria in a petri dish

• a key on a map

• latitude and longitude

What are 3 of the 5 themes of geography?

• human-environment interaction

• music

• movement

• religion

• place

Which imaginary line divides the earth in half horizontally?

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The Prime Meridian

• The Equator

• Latitude

Half of the earth is called a...

• rotation

• compass rose

• hemisphere

• continent

Select all the continents.

• Europe

• Africa

• United States

• North America

• Asia

Which of these is ONE of the elements of culture?

• ethnicity

• religion

• movement

• region

Which type of map shows you the names of states, countries and cities?

• physical map

• political map

• thermal map

• thematic map

Which type of map shows rivers, mountains and other geographic features?

• physical map

• political map

• thermal map

• thematic map

Which type of map shows things like population density, resources, and climate?

• physical map

• political map

• thermal map

• thematic map

33°N, 126°W is an example of...

• Relative location

• Absolute location

• Latitude

• Longitude