Chapter 1, Section 1.1 Quiz

Which phrase best summarizes what

geographers study? (pg. 13)

• A the history of cities around the world

• B the reasons that people and nations engage

  in trade

• C the science of how GPS works

• D the location of places and the people who

  live there

What theme of geography explains how

people, ideas, and animals get from one

place to another? (pg. 14)

• A location

• B movement

• C place

• D region

What is absolute location? (pg. 14)

• A the exact point where a place is found

• B the position of one place compared

  to another

• C the region that contains a place

• D the characteristics that make a place unique

When geographers study the economic life

of people from a certain place, what essential

element are they studying? (pg. 15)

• A human systems

• B physical systems

• C places and regions

• D spatial thinking

Which region is also an entire continent? (pg. 17)

• A Russia and the Eurasian Republics

• B South America

• C South Asia

• D Sub-Saharan Africa

What are geographic patterns? (pg. 13)

• A questions that geographers ask

• B similarities among different places

• C categories of information about Earth

• D key ideas about physical processes

Which geographic theme and element would you use to categorize information about humans and the environment? (pg. 15)

• A movement and human systems

• B Human-Environment Interaction and Human Systems

• C Place and Environment and Society

• D Human-Environment Interaction and Society

How are the places within a world region linked? (pg. 16)

• A by size, language, and climate

• B by language, culture, and dress

• C by size and the presence of ocean currents

• D by trade, culture, and other human activities

In what region is India located? (pg. 17)

• A South Asia

• B East Asia

• C Southeast Asia

• D Sub-Saharan Africa

What is an example of human-environment

interaction? (pg. 15)

• A a chart of high temperatures

• B a dam used to store water

• C the spread of disease

• D the erosion caused by waves