Unit 1 Practice Quiz

Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land, example: Africa.

• Island

• Plateau

• Continent

• Plate

a large land-form that rises above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak

• Plateau

• Island

• Continent

• Mountain

What type of maps focuses on the characteristics listed below?
 climate, population,  resources

• Political Map
• Physical Map
• Special Purpose Map

What type of maps focuses on the characteristics listed below?
mountains, lakes, rivers, oceans, etc.

• Political Map
• Physical Map
• Special Purpose Map

What type of maps focuses on the characteristics listed below?
country borders, state borders, capital cities, etc.

• Political Map
• Physical Map
• Special Purpose Map

What geographic concept does the picture above represent?

• Grid
• Scale
• Projection
• Legend (Key)

What geographic tool is represented in the picture above?

• Grid
• Scale
• Projection
• Legend (Key)

Which option below is not a characteristic of physical geography?

• Landforms
• Bodies of Water
• Natural Resources
• Religion

The study of the physical and human features on Earth is ______________

• Geology

• Geography

• Geolocation

• Geothermal

The study of how human activity affects or is influenced by the Earth (includes: cultural, economic, political, and other human activities on Earth)

• Human Economics

• Human Sociology

• Human Cartography

• Human Geography