Geography Themes and Maps

Which statements best explains the significance of using this type of source.

• To make predictions if how cultural boundaries impact the environment

• Is a tool that helps geographers better understand the environments of a region

• Is a tool that reports data in a given region over a period of time

• Is a way to make predictions of how the environment could change

Which is NOT an example of regional climatic patterns affecting people within a region?

• Los Angeles attracts many residents because it remains a comfortable temperature a majority of the year.

• Recently, residents have been asked to evacuate Big Island, Hawaii due to the dangers of a volcanic eruption

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  Many homes in the Midwestern States of the U.S. have storm cellars as a result of the amount of tornadoes

• Historically, people have moved from humid regions to regions where the air was dryer to improve their health

Select three statements which show how aspects of an area have created regional labels.

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  A political conflict between two religious groups has caused part of nation to gain its independence

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  A large area contains citizens who practice different denominations of the same religion

• Immigrants settle in a large urban neighborhoods, which are named after their home country

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  A string of countries that share boundaries have citizens who speak various languages

Which one would NOT be used on a world region map?

• display place names and their locations

• 
  identify geographical and political boundaries

• create conflict among cultures

• 
  illustrate their perspectives of the world

A student uses mental mapping to describe how to get to the Gulf of Mexico from Europe by using waterways only.  Which is the best way for the students to make his mental mapping better from these options?

• Compare the names of the waterways he uses to the names of other waterways

• Describe the locations in terms of human characteristics 

• Describe the locations in terms of reference points, like the equator and prime meridian

• Compare maps from atlases with other maps and resources

Which theme of world g. is used to describe where a place is?

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Human Environment Interaction

• Region

Answer explanation

Location is described as ABSOLUTE (an exact point) or RELATIVE (using other landmarks or places)

Which theme of world g. describes how humans shape the world around them?

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Human Environment Interaction

• Region

Answer explanation

Human/Environment Interaction is the effects the earth has on human activities and how humans shape the world around them.

Which theme of world g. describes the transportation of resources, goods, people, or information across the earth's surface?

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Human Environment Interaction

• Region

Answer explanation

Movement is the ability to travel and the way we distribute resources, goods, services, and ideas across the globe.

_______________ is the study of the world’s physical features-it’s landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils and plants.

• Physical geography

• Human geography

• Catography

• Meteorologist

________________ is the science of making maps.

• Biography

• Technology

• Hydrology

• Cartography