Chapter 1 Lesson 1 How Geographers view the World

History is the study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments.

• True

• False

Geographers study how places change over time.

• True

• False

People can affect the environment, but the environment cannot affect people.

• True

• False

Understanding how to use geography helps people make good decisions about the world.

• True

• False

If you use Google Maps to help you find a nearby pizza parlor, you are using a geography skill.

• True

• False

What is one type of physical feature that can be used to describe locations on Earth?

• population

• climate

• economic activity

• land use

What is the difference between absolute and relative location?

• absolute location is the exact location of something

• Absolute location cannot be identified using line of latitude and longitude

• Absolute location describes where something is compared to another place.

• absolute location describes the characteristics of a place

Which of the following two places belong to the same region?

• Canada and England

• Lake Michigan and the Mediterranean Sea

• Los Angeles, California and San Diego, California

• Mount Everest and Mount McKinley

Which of the following is an example of a landform?

• mountain

• city

• coal mine

• bridge

When a geographer studies how people make laws, what is she studying?

• the world in spatial terms

• places and regions

• physical systems

• Human systems