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.

(a)  

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

(a)  

What is the Arabic word for desert?

(a)