Studies Weekly Week 1

Why are geographers important?

• They measure mountains to see how high they are.

• They think about people and their communitites.

• They test global positioning systems.

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

• The Black Belt

• The Piedmont

• The Cumberland

If you started on the north end of Alabama and drove south, which order would you encounter these cities in?

• Montgomery, Huntsville, Mobile, Birmingham

• Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile

• Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery

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

• True

• False

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?

• physical map

• political map

• climate map

Which kind of weather event is rare in Alabama?

• a tornado

• a sunny day

• a rainstorm

Which of the following is NOT one of the five themes of geography?

• location

• economics

• movement

True or False: Northern Alabama has the most mountains.

• True

• False