Tools of the Geographer

The location of a place in proximity to other locations is known as:

• relative location

• absolute location

• latitude

• longitude

The exact location of a place is called:

• relative location

• absolute location

• latitude

• longitude

Lines on a map or globe that demonstrate a location that is north or south of the equator is called:

• relative location

• absolute location

• latitude

• longitude

Lines on a map, or globe, that run east and west of the Prime Meridian and are based on time are lines of:

• relative location

• absolute location

• latitude

• longitude

A line of reference that runs through Greenwich, England that divides the East and West Hemispheres is called the:

(a)  

Some of the regions we study in geography include (click all that apply):

• Cultural

• Human

• Physical

• Economic/Political

• Latitude and Longitude

Write a paragraph that describes why is the study of geography so important.

Which of the following is (are) a natural province of New Mexico (click all that apply)?

• The Rocky Mountain Province

• The Colorado Plateau Province

• The Great Plains Province

• The Basin Range Province

• The Continental Divide

Another name for a life zone could be an

(a)  

Life zones are characterized by (click all that apply):

• location

• altitude

• flora/fauna

• climate

• Malpais