Geography Unit 1 Test Review

Define Migration:

• The exchange of cultural practices between different regions

• The movement of goods from one place to another

• The measurement of distances between places

• The movement of people or a group of people to settle in another place

Define Physical geography:

• The study of the boundaries, divisions, and possessions of countries

• The branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes

• The measurement of relative location

• The science of drawing maps

Define Political geography:

• The movement of people or a group of people to settle in another place

• The branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes

• The study of the boundaries, divisions, and possessions of countries

• A description of how a place is related to other places

Define Relative location:

• A description of how a place is related to other places

• Lines that run horizontally around the Earth and measure distances north and south of the Equator

• The science or practice of drawing maps

• Lines that run vertically from the North Pole to the South Pole and measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian

Define Latitude:

• A description of how a place is related to other places

• Lines that run vertically from the North Pole to the South Pole and measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian

• The branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes

• Lines that run horizontally around the Earth and measure distances north and south of the Equator

Define Longitude:

• Lines that run vertically from the North Pole to the South Pole and measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian

• The movement of people or a group of people to settle in another place

• A description of how a place is related to other places

• Lines that run horizontally around the Earth and measure distances north and south of the Equator

Define Cartography:

• The science or practice of drawing maps

• The study of the boundaries, divisions, and possessions of countries

• The movement of goods from one place to another

• The exchange of cultural practices between different regions

What makes a cultural region?

• The people of an area sharing a common history and heritage

• The physical geography of an area

• The political boundaries of an area

• The economic activities in an area

What is a system that accurately pinpoints absolute locations?

• Relative location

• Geographic Information System (GIS)

• Functional Region

• Human-environmental interaction

What characteristics make up the geographic theme "place"? (select all that apply)

• Landmarks and landmarks alone

• Landforms, terrain, and culture

• Climate and vegetation

• Latitude and longitude coordinates