Introduction to World Geography Review

What is the study of Geography about?

• The Earth's landscapes, peoples, places, and environments.

• Use of space and interaction with such space.

• Understanding where things are and why they are there.

• Any of these options are correct.

What are the Five Themes of Geography?

• Location, Place, Human-Animal Interaction, Transportation, Region

• Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region

• Absolute Location, Relative Location, Place, Area, Region

• Location, Place, Migration, Transportation, Area

Where something is, is known as its (a)   .

What is the term for the exact spot where something is on the Earth's surface?

• Place

• Hemisphere

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

One absolute location's position in relation to another absolute location(s) on the Earth’s surface is (a)   location.

​ ____ lines run north and south, and ​____ lines run east and west.

• Longitude; Latitude

• Straight; Diagonal

• Latitude; Longitude

• Diagonal; Straight

On a map or a globe, latitude lines are horizontal (left to right; right to left), and longitude lines are vertical (up and down; down and up).

• True

• False

The ____ ​is at 0 degrees latitude, and the ____ is at 0 degrees longitude.

• North Pole; South Pole

• Equator; Prime Meridian

• South Pole; North Pole

• Prime Meridian; Equator

The Equator divides the Earth into ____ and ____ Hemispheres. (Select 2 answers).

• Northern

• Southern

• Eastern

• Western

The Prime Meridian and the International Date Line divide the Earth into ____ and ____ Hemispheres. (Select 2 answers).

• Northern

• Southern

• Eastern

• Western