First Six weeks exam

What does geography mean? (select the most accurate)

• The study of physics and the various effects it has on the earth

• The study of physical features of the earth

• The study of physical features of the earth

• the study of the physical features of the earth, atmosphere, and of humans

What is absolute location?

• location in relation to a place

• location measured in time distance

• location described in coordinates

• location measured in linear distance

What is the solid rock portion of the earth’s surface called?

• The Crust

• The mantle

• Biosphere

• Continents

What is an imaginary line that separates the north and south halves?

• Equator

• Prime meridian

• Tropic of cancer

• latitude

What is the imaginary line that separates the east and west?

• Equator

• Tropic of cancer

• longitude

• Prime Meridian

What type of lines are imaginary that run parallel to the equator?

• Parallels

• Meridians

• Tropics

• Convergent parallels

What are a set of imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles?

• Parallels

• Tropics

• Meridians

• Equator

What are the 5 themes of geography?

• Landmarks, Geographers' tools, GIS, GPS, Photographs

  
  

• Movement, Regions, Human-environment, location, place

• Physical, Human, Biomes, Climate, weather

• Biosphere, Movement, location, Landmarks, weather

The theory of __________ explains how continents were formed and why they move.

• magma formation

• erosion

• plate tectonics

• mantle disbursement

Areas that have similar patterns of temperature and precipitation are known as ____________.

• climate zones

• biomes

• El Nino

• currents