Unit 1: Review

Geography is the study of

• Individual Regions

• maps

• the hemispheres

• Earth

A person who studies the Earth, our home.

• geographer

• historian

• educator

• astronaut

Geographers use the five themes of geography to

• Measure locations

• Study world history

• Study world music

• Organize information

This map shows borders and boundaries.

• Physical Map

• Political Map

This type of map shows landforms and bodies of water.

• Physical Map

• Political Map

Which of these maps would show a physical region?

• A map showing the Spanish-speaking World.

• A map that shows the borders of Canadian provinces.

• A map showing the border between Europe and Asia.

• A map that shows the Rocky Mountain Range.

To pinpoint the absolute location of a place, geographers use

• The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• Nearby landmarks

• Latitude and Longitude

• The North and South Poles

When I say that I live close to the church, I am telling you my __________ location.

• Absolute

• Relative

The point at 0°, 0° is ________.

• where the Tropic of Cancer starts

• where the equator and the Prime Meridian meet

• in the middle of the North Pole

• not on the globe

60º South, 40º West

• D

• I