Ch. 1 Cs A Geographers World Test Review

What is geography?

• a spherical or ball shaped model of the entire planet
• the study of the world, its people, and the landscape they create
• part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas
• none of the above

The study of landforms, water bodies, and other physical features is the study of ______

• Human geography
• physical geography
• cartography
• meteorology

The specific location of where someone lives would be an example of ___________ location

• absolute
• relative
• exact
• momentary

A general description of where someone lives would be an example of ______ location

• Absolute
• relative
• exact
• momentary

_______ are the features that make a site unique or different.

• location
• place
• movement
• regions

A _________ is an areas that shares common characteristics

• location
• place
• region
• movement

The hill country in Texas is an example of which of the five themes of Geography?

• location
• place
• region
• movement

______ is how people interact with their environments.

• location
• place
• movement
• Human- Environment Interactions

To understand how and why people move would be an example of which Geographical theme?

• location
• place
• movement
• human-environment interactions

The characteristics, distributions, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface is an example of which essential element?

• World in Spatial Terms
• Places and Regions
• Physical Systems
• Human Systems