6.1 Geography Basics - Review

Which lines touch both the North and South Poles, and measure distance east or west?

• Latitude

• Longitude

Answer explanation

Lines of longitude are LONG - they STRETCH all the way from the North to the South Pole.

Lines of longitude measure distance east and west.

Germany is in what two hemispheres?

• northern

• southern

• eastern

• western

Answer explanation

Germany is EAST of the Prime Meridian, so it is in the Eastern Hemisphere.

Germany is NORTH of the Equator, so it is in the Northern Hemisphere.

This image best illustrates which of the five themes of geography?

• place

• movement

• human-environment interaction

• location

Answer explanation

People have built a dam to stop the flow of the river.

This is human-environment interaction.

People are MODIFYING their environment.

This picture best illustrates which of the five themes of geography?

• location

• place

• human-environment interaction

• movement

Answer explanation

These outfits are specific to certain cultures. They are from a specific place.

In this case the dirndl and lederhosen are German, and Germany is the place.

The library is next door to the post office. This is an example of...

• absolute location

• relative location

Answer explanation

To know where the library is, you first have to know where the post office is located.

The location of one place is explained in relation to another.

The image best illustrates which of the five themes of geography?

• region

• human-environment interaction

• movement

• place

Answer explanation

People, things, and ideas move around!

This picture of a boat full of people illustrates movement.

Latitude and longitude coordinates are an example of...

• absolute location.

• relative location.

Answer explanation

Latitude and longitude coordinates tell us exactly where we can find a point on the Earth's surface.

Exact, precise, specific - an absolute location!

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC is an example of...

• absolute location.

• relative location.

Answer explanation

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. is the precise address of the White House.

An exact, specific location description, like an address, is absolute location.

This map of countries that all have German as an official language is an example of...

• movement.

• region.

• human-environment interaction.

• location.

Answer explanation

A group of places with something in common is a REGION.

These countries all have German as an official language.

The part of a map that explains what symbols mean is called the...

• legend.

• scale.

• compass rose.

Answer explanation

The LEGEND explains what the symbols used in a map mean!