3rd 9 Weeks Exam Practice

What is the geography? 

• The study of Earth and its features 

• The study of Earth and its people 

• The study of Earth 

What is Location? 

• How people affect their environment and how their environment affects them 

• Position on Earth's surface (can be absolute and relative) 

• Characteristics of a location that make it unique (physical features, plants, animals, weather patterns, ethnic groups and language) 

• How and why people, ideas, and goods move from place to place 

• Areas of the Earth's surface that have several common characteristics 

What is Place? 

• How people affect their environment and how their environment affects them 

• Position on Earth's surface (can be absolute and relative) 

• Characteristics of a location that make it unique (physical features, plants, animals, weather patterns, ethnic groups and language) 

• How and why people, ideas, and goods move from place to place 

• Areas of the Earth's surface that have several common characteristics 

What is Human-Environment Interaction? 

• How people affect their environment and how their environment affects them 

• Position on Earth's surface (can be absolute and relative) 

• Characteristics of a location that make it unique (physical features, plants, animals, weather patterns, ethnic groups and language) 

• How and why people, ideas, and goods move from place to place 

• Areas of the Earth's surface that have several common characteristics 

What is Movement? 

• How people affect their environment and how their environment affects them 

• Position on Earth's surface (can be absolute and relative) 

• Characteristics of a location that make it unique (physical features, plants, animals, weather patterns, ethnic groups and language) 

• How and why people, ideas, and goods move from place to place 

• Areas of the Earth's surface that have several common characteristics 

What is a Region? 

• How people affect their environment and how their environment affects them 

• Position on Earth's surface (can be absolute and relative) 

• Characteristics of a location that make it unique (physical features, plants, animals, weather patterns, ethnic groups and language) 

• How and why people, ideas, and goods move from place to place 

• Areas of the Earth's surface that have several common characteristics 

What is a Reference Map? 

• Map that indicates the features of the land's surface, such as mountains, hills, and valleys. Uses contour lines. 

• Type of map that portrays the geographic pattern of a particular subject matter in a geographic area (shows precipitation, temperatures, etc.)

• Show geographic boundaries, physical features or cultural features. Maps with major cities, transportation routes, and rivers/lakes

What is a Thematic Map? 

• Map that indicates the features of the land's surface, such as mountains, hills, and valleys. Uses contour lines. 

• Type of map that portrays the geographic pattern of a particular subject matter in a geographic area (shows precipitation, temperatures, etc.)

• Show geographic boundaries, physical features or cultural features. Maps with major cities, transportation routes, and rivers/lakes

What is a Topographic Map? 

• Map that indicates the features of the land's surface, such as mountains, hills, and valleys. Uses contour lines. 

• Type of map that portrays the geographic pattern of a particular subject matter in a geographic area (shows precipitation, temperatures, etc.)

• Show geographic boundaries, physical features or cultural features. Maps with major cities, transportation routes, and rivers/lakes

What is cartography?

• Pushing a shopping cart at expert level 

• The science or practice of drawing maps 

• The science of measuring earth's surface