Study Guide #1

The study of the Earth is called...

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Geography

• Equator

Latitude and longitude lines help geographers identify...

• Absolute location

• The depths of oceans

• The Earth's distance from the sun

• The heights of mountains

Which theme would geographers use to study the earth and people impact each other?

• Projection

• Location

• Movement

• Human environment interaction

________ explains how people, ideas, and animals move from one place to another

• region

• Earthquake

• Movement

• Resource

____ is the set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common 

• region

• Culture

• Movement

• Resource

A group of places that have common characteristics is called 

• region

• Earthquake

• Movement

• Resource

Location, Place, Regions, Movement, and Human-Environment Interactions are called the _______. _________ _____ __________. 

• Tools of Geography

• Five Themes of Geography

• Mementos of Time

• Tutorials of Maps

Which of the following best describes "Movement?" 

• Finding your friends's house using the street address

• Dividing the U.S. into parts based on common characteristics

• Using physical features and characteristics to describe a city

• Relocating to Houston for a new job and warmer weather.

Which of the following situations best describe "Location"?

• Finding your friends's house using the street address

• Dividing the U.S. into parts based on common characteristics

• Using physical features and characteristics to describe a city

• Relocating to Houston for a new job and warmer weather.

The 0-degree line of LATITUDE is called the__________

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Equinox

• Latitude Zero