Geography: Semester I Final Exam

Which of the following best defines movement?

• A. explains where something is

• B. describes both the physical and human features of a building, area, city, etc.

• C. a group of places unified by a common feature

• D. how people, products, information, and ideas get from one place to another

Which of the following best describes location?

• A. explains where something is

• B. describes both the physical and human features of a building, area, city, etc.

• C. a group of places unified by a common feature

• D. how people, products, information, and ideas get from one place to another

Which of the following best defines place?

• A. explains where something is

• B. describes both the physical and human features of a building, area, city, etc.

• C. a group of places unified by a common feature

• D. how people, products, information, and ideas get from one place to another

Mt. Vernon is west of Evansville.

• A. relative location

• B. place

• C. absolute location

• D. region

Indiana is home to 92 counties and is most known for its agriculture and manufacturing. Famous people, such as Abraham Lincoln have lived in this state. Nearly 6.6 million people live in Indiana, who experience its moderate, relatively humid climate.

• A. place

• B. location

• C. movement

• D. region

Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Gibson, and Spencer counties make up the southern portion of Indiana.

• A. region

• B. movement

• C. human-environment interaction

• D. place

Indianapolis, Indiana is located at 39.7684° N, 86.1581° W.

• A. relative location

• B. region

• C. absolute location

• D. place

What does a physical map show?

• A. The location and shape of Earth's physical features

• B. The boundary lines of a country or state

• C. Emphasizes a particular kind of information

• D. A picture of the world's population sizes

What is the word that means to send from one place to another?

• A. Remote sensing

• B. Latitude

• C. Map

• D. Transmit

describes the precise location of something and uses longitude and latitude.

• A. Absolute location

• B. Relative location

• C. Place

• D. region