Week 1 Test Review

Why are geographers important?

• They measure mountains to see how high they are.

• They think about people and their communities.

• They count how many people live in a region.

• They test global positioning systems.

Which would be the best region to start a farm in?

• Black Belt

• the Piedmont

• the Cumberland

• the Ridge and Valley

The southern most city in Alabama is...

The city famous for Space Exploration is...

• Huntsville

• Montgomery

• Mobile

• Birmingham

True or false. A region can be classified using several different characteristics.

• True

• False

List the 4 regions in the Appalachian Area

List the 3 regions in the Coastal Plain

If you wanted to find out whether you were moving to a dry place or a rainy place, what kind of map would you use?

• political map

• physical map

• historical map

• climate map

Which kind of weather event is rare in Alabama?

• a rainstorm

• a sunny day

• a tornado

• wind

Which of the following are not one of the five themes of geography?

• location

• economics

• movement

• human-environment interaction