Geography Chapter 1 Study Guide Review

Geography is the study of

• land, water, natural resources, and population flows.

• the history and development of the earth.

• the measurement and physical descriptions of places, regions, areas, and land masses.

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    the distribution and interaction of Earth’s physical and human features.

What imaginary line cuts across the top of South America?

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    the line dividing the Northern and Southern hemispheres

• the line dividing the Eastern and Western hemispheres

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    the prime meridian

• the Arctic Circle

Spain and New York City are both located in the

• Eastern Hemisphere.

• Western Hemisphere.

• Northern Hemisphere.

• Southern Hemisphere.

Countries east of the prime meridian are in the

• Northern Hemisphere.

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    Southern Hemisphere.

• Eastern Hemisphere.

• Western Hemisphere.

Green Bay, Wisconsin, is located at an imaginary line running north south on the globe. What does the line represent?

• distance from the equator

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    degrees of longitude

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    degrees of latitude

• relative location

The northwest corner of Wyoming is at 45° North latitude, 111° West longitude. This describes its

• relative location.

• absolute location.

• perceptual region.

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    vernal equinox.

Roanoke, Virginia, is located about 40 miles from Lynchburg. This describes its

• functional region.

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    absolute location.

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    relative location.

• psychological distance.

Which question refers to place?

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    What is its size?

• What is it like there?

• How is it similar to another location?

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    How do its people relate to the physical world?

What is one way that formal regions are defined?

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    by a central place

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    by continental area

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    by a physical feature

• by human movement

Which of the following is an example of a functional region?

• a city and its suburbs

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    a country and its borders

• a continent and its climate

• a landmass and its vegetation