Unit 1 Review: Geography and Government

Uses latitude and longitude to find the exact location of a place on Earth

• Geography

• Relative location

• Absolute location

• Region

A location described by where it is in relation to somewhere else

Example: My house is near Simpson

• Absolute

• Relative

• Region

• Geography

Physical characteristics of a place

• language and religion

• clothing and customs

• landforms and climate

• architecture and culture

Human characteristics of a place

• Culture and Religion

• Landforms and Climate

• Latitude and Longitude

• Vegetation and Resources

The geography theme of movement includes the movement of _______________

(Choose the BEST answer)

• Deer and Squirrels

• People

• Bicycles

• People, goods and ideas

Areas with distinct human and physical characteristics, such as a common area code or common language

• Location

• Region

• Human Environmental Interaction

• Movement

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• North Pole

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• North Pole

• Base Line

The state of Georgia is in which of the following regions?

• Northeast

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Southwest

Which of the following themes of geography include how humans depend, modify, and adapt to the environment?

• Location

• Movement

• Human - Environment Interactions

• Place