Intro to Geography Review

How do geographers look at the world?

• At the local, regional, and global levels

• By studying cities first

• By studying only its physical features

• As separate regions with no effect on each other

What do a geographer's tools include?

• Satellite Images

• Notebooks and tape recorders

• Maps and Globes

• All of these

Which of the following is an essential element of geography?

• Latitude

• Physical Systems

• Movement

• Relative Location

What are the two main branches of geography called?

• Regional and Local

• Cartography and Meteorology

• Physical Geography and Human Geography

• The study of water and the study of landforms

A social science is a field that studies people and...

• Geography

• Their environment

• The landscapes they create

• Their relationships

Which of the following questions might a geographer studying at a local level ask?

• How do people in a town or community live?

• Which products does a country export?

• What languages do people speak in South America?

• What features make up a physical region?

What can globes show?

• Specific information about a place, like languages or street names

• The world as it really is

• A flat representation of the Earth's surface

• All of these

Which of the following is not one of the five themes of geography?

• Environment

• Movement

• Regions

• Place

Your street address describes...

• Your society

• Your environment

• Absolute location

• Relative location

Which of the following would a human geographer study?

• Weather and Climate

• Soils and Plants

• Maps and Globes

• People and Communities