Unit 1 World Geography

The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is the ___. It separates the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is the ____. It separates the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

Cutting down trees to build a house is an example of which theme of geography?

• location

• place

• movement

• human-environment interaction

The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas. This is an example of which theme of geography?

• Region

• Location

• Place

• Movement

Soccer, a popular sport in the United States, originated in China. This is an example of which theme of geography?

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Human-Environment Interaction

Which of the following is an example of a physical feature when describing a place?

• roads

• houses

• mountains

• schools

Describes how humans have changed a particular place and how humans adapt to the environment around them

• Location

• Place

• Region

• Movement

• Human-Environment Interaction

Describes where something is on earth

• Location

• Place

• Region

• Movement

• Human-Environment Interaction

Describes how people, goods, information and culture got to a particular place

• Location

• Place

• Region

• Movement

• Human-Environment Interaction

When Earth is closest to the Sun, which season is occurring in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall