Social Science 8 1st Quarter Exam Review

The following words are considered part of the Five Themes of Geography except;

• Region

• Movement

• Location

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Continent

It refers to a group of places with at least one common characteristic.

• Region

• Place

• Location

• Movement

It refers to a person who studies the physical characteristics of the Earth, the changes that take place, and its relation to the people who live in it.

• Cartographer

• Geographer

• Geologist

• Astronomer

He was known as the "Father of Geography".

• Sir George Everest

• Aristotle

• Eratosthenes

• Ptolemy

It is defined as a particular place or position.

• Region

• Place

• Location

• Absolute Location

It Identifies the physical and cultural characteristics of a place that make it different from other places on Earth.

• Location

• Region

• Movement

• Place

These are formed due to tectonic movements (earthquakes or volcanic eruptions).

• Hills

• Mountains

• Valleys

• Plateaus

These are flatlands in high elevation.

These are formed from the sediments of eroded soils coming from hills and mountains.

What is the Arabic word for desert?