Chapter 1 Test Review

What is the definition of geography?

• All the human and physical features that make a place unique.

• Part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguishes it from surrounding areas.

• The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.

What is the definition of Equator?

• Meridians that run north-south and measure distance east and west of the prime meridian

• Parallels that run east-west and measure distance north and south of the equator

• Imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England and represents 0° longitude

• Imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Poles

Where is the northern hemisphere?

• North of the equator

• South of the equator

• North of the prime meridian

• South of the prime meridian

Political Map

• Shows borders, capital cities, and uses many different countries.

• Shows features like mountains, rivers, plains, and elevation.

• Focuses on one topic.

What is the definition of longitude?

• Meridians that run north-south and measure distance east and west of the prime meridian

• Parallels that run east-west and measure distance north and south of the equator

• Imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England and represents 0° longitude

• Imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Poles

What is physical geography?

Special Purpose Map

• Shows borders, capital cities, and uses many different countries.

• Shows features like mountains, rivers, plains, and elevation.

• Focuses on one topic.

Location

• Given in specific or general terms; answers the question WHERE

• Refers to an areas landscape and character; answers the question WHAT

• Examples are leveling fields to build cities or building dams to prevent floods

• Studying why and how people and goods move

• Makes it easier to study and compare places

What is the definition of landscape?

• All the human and physical features that make a place unique.

• Part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguishes it from surrounding areas.

• The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.

Region

• Given in specific or general terms; answers the question WHERE

• Refers to an areas landscape and character; answers the question WHAT

• Examples are leveling fields to build cities or building dams to prevent floods

• Studying why and how people and goods move

• Makes it easier to study and compare places