Chapter 1-Using Geography Skills Test

imaginary line that passes through the center of the Earth

• Tropics

• Axis

• Movement

• Leap Year

a year that contains one extra day

• New Year's Day

• 24 hours

• Leap Year

• Prehistory

Which geography theme describes the characteristics of a location?

• location

• movement

• regions

• place

Approximately how many years ago did Modern History begin?

• 500 years ago

• 700 years ago

• 1000 years ago

• 1500 years ago

How do people affect their environment?

• by changing it to meet their needs

• by moving from one place to another

• by mapping it

• by describing their relative locations

exact spot on earth

• absolute location

• relative location

• place

• region

referring to a time before people had written language

• Middle Ages

• Modern Era

• Ancient History

• Pre-History

low latitude areas near the equator

• tundra

• highlands

• tropics

• mid-latitudes

Which planet is not small and solid?

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Venus

landforms, plants, animals, and weather patterns

• human features

• climate

• physical features

• psychological features