World Geography Unit 1 Review

What does the word geography mean?

• Study of the Earth

• Study of Life

• To describe the Earth

• To describe Life

The study of people and their interactions with the environment is known as...

• Physical Geography

• Human Geography

• Location and place

• Human Systems

Of the Six Essential Elements, the Uses of Geography includes all of the following, except...

• How geography explains the past

• How geography explains the present

• How geography helps humans prepare for the future

• How geography helps humans change their actions

The Five Themes of Geography include all of the following, except...

• Location

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Movement

• The World in Spatial Terms

The map of the Great Migration relates to which of the following Six Essential Elements of Geography?

• Human Systems

• Places and Regions

• Physical Systems

• Environment and Society

Why are maps always inaccurate when compared to the globe?

• The globe shows the Earth as a sphere, while maps flatten the Earth's landforms

• The globe shows the Earth as a sphere, while maps fail to show all the continents at once

• The globe shows the Earth as a sphere, while maps don't show all of the countries

• The globe shows the Earth as a sphere, while maps distort all of the oceans

What's the difference between a special purpose map and a general purpose map?

• General purpose maps show a variety of information, special purpose maps show specific information

• General purpose maps show specific information, special purpose maps show a variety of information

• General purpose maps show political information, special purpose maps show physical information

• General purpose maps show physical information, special purpose maps show political information

What tells the map reader what the symbols on the map mean?

• Map Scale

• Compass Rose

• Map Legend

• Map Symbols

This symbol is known as...

• A Compass Rose

• A Compass

• A Legend

• A Latitude

The directions northwest, southwest, northeast, and southeast are known as...

• Cardinal directions

• Intermediate directions

• Simple directions

• Complex directions