Module 1

Why is geography sometimes called a social science?

• measures things

• weather patterns

• field work and gathering information

• deals with people and how they live

What is studied as part of physical geography?

• artifacts, climates, roads

• climates, plants , soils

• soils, roads, schools

• artifacts, roads, schools

Hydrologists study

• plants

• weather

• droughts

• crops

What are lines of longitude called?

• degrees

• meridians

• minutes

• parallels

Which of the following is an example of a physical region?

• the Sahara

• Scandinavia

• San Francisco

• North America

What is studied as part of human geography

• Agriculture, economics, migration

• landforms, migration, water

• weather, water, landforms

• agriculture, water, economics

What does location mean?

• Why people move

• a description of where a place is

• How people relate to their surroundings

• features that define an area

What describes Human environment interaction?

• Why and how people relocate.

• Where a place is.

• How people relate to their surroundings.

• features that define an area.

What is a compass rose?

• It shows the subject of the map.

• It represents the distance between two points.

• It shows which way north, south, east, and west lie on the map.

• It explains what symbol on the map represent.

What is the exact location of a place called?

• environment

• Relative Location

• Absolute location

• Landscape