Guided HMH

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.

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

What imaginary line cuts across the top of South America?

• the line dividing the Northern and Southern hemispheres

• the line dividing the Eastern and Western hemispheres

• the prime meridian

• the Arctic Circle

Spain and New York City are both located in the

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    Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Northern Western Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

Countries east of the prime meridian are in the

• Northern Hemisphere

• 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

• degrees of longitude

• degrees of latitude

• relative location

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

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    relative location

• absolute location

• perceptual region

• vernal equinox

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

• functional region

• absolute location

• relative location

• psychological distance

What is one way that formal regions are defined?

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    by a central place

• by continental area

• by a physical feature

• by human movement

Why do people change their environment?

• to meet their neds

• to control their climate

• to redefine their culture

• to establish their location

What is a disadvantage of a globe?

• It can show only two dimensions.

• It can show only natural features.

• We can see only half of it at any time.

• We can use it only to approximate distance.