Unit 1 Review

Most Americans use geography on a daily basis, using a GPS device to help them locate unfamiliar places. GPS uses satellites data to pinpoint where you are located in your car. Which of these is the best example of GPS action?

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Known Location

• Place

In the United States, the region known as “the Deep South”, is often characterized by large

churches, unique foods such as sweet tea, and folk culture. The Deep South is an

example of

• Formal Region

• Functional Region

• Perceptual Region

• Multicultural Region

Which physical process formed the Himalayan mountains along the Indian-Chinese border?

• The deposition of sediment by floods.

• The eruptions of active volcanoes.

• The erosion of surfaces by wind.

• The collision of tectonic plates.

Which description of the hydrologic cycle (Water Cycle) is best?

• Ice Melts and increases the ocean volume causing flooding.

• Ice seeps into the ground doubling the size of aquifers.

• Water dries out in certain regions but floods in others.

• Water evaporates into the atmosphere and returns as precipitation.

• Spring

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

Which item completes the list?

-Valleys

-Canyons

-Deserts

-Mountains

-Deltas

-_______

• Trees

• Hurricanes

• Oceans

• Plateaus

A large ecosystem with distinct climates and types of plants and animals is called a _____

• Habitat

• Niche

• Erosion

• Biomes

When tracking the path of hurricanes and trying to determine the best course of action, the government agencies would use a -

• Global Positioning System

• Weather Satellite

• Global Information System

• The Military Weather Weapon System

Geographic Information System (GIS) technology can be used to

• Find wreckage of a plane crash.

• Analyze data for decisions on future land use.

• Find directions from one place to another.

• Take topographic pictures from space.

Which physical process contributed to making desert regions?

• Weather and Erosion

• Soil-Building

• Tectonic Forces

• Latitude, Air/Ocean Currents/Landforms/Elevation