Discovering World Geography Ch1 Quiz

True or False

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

True or False

Geographers study how places change over time

• TRUE

• FALSE

True or False

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

True or False

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

True or 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 lines of latitude and longitude

• Absolute location describes where something is compared to another place

• Absolute location describes 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 are they studying

• the world in spatial terms

• places and regions

• physical systems

• human systems