Studies Weekly, Week 1

Why are geographers important?

• They measure mountains to see how high they are.

• They think about people and their communities.

• They count how many people live in a region.

• They test GPS systems.

If you started on the north end of Alabama and drove south, which order would you encounter these cities in?

• Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham, Huntsville

• Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham

• Montgomery, Mobile, Huntsville, Birmingham

• Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile

A region can be classified by several different characteristics.

• True

• False

If you wanted to find out whether you were moving to a dry place or a rainy place, what kind of map would you use?

• Political map

• Physical map

• Climate Map

• Historical map

Which of the following are not one of the five themes of geography?

• Location

• Economics

• Movement

• Human-environment interaction

True/False: Northern Alabama has the most mountains.

• True

• False

What is the best region for the fishing industry?

• Black belt

• Highland Rim

• Lower Coastal Plain

• Upper Coastal Plain

Why is Huntsville, Alabama famous?

• Medical

• Business

• Space & rocket research

• Rosa Parks Museum