Natural Resources

What is the difference between the theme of Place and the theme of Location?

• Location may be absolute or relative. Place includes features and cultural characteristics.

• Place may be absolute or relative while location includes physical characteristics.

• There is no difference.

In the theme of Movement, Geographers are interested in which of the following?

• The relationship between humans and the environment.

• How areas have similar characteristics.

• Ways in which people, goods and ideas move from place to place.

Perceptual regions are based on:

• Physical features

• Formal boundaries like countries

• People's feelings and opinions

• Economic activities

Which of the following is an example of the theme Location?

• Describing what it's like to live in New York City.

• Explaining how people travel from one place to another.

• Giving the latitude and longitude of a city.

• Talking about the types of jobs people have.

Which theme of geography involves grouping areas with common characteristics?

• Place

• Region

• Location

• Movement

Which of the following is a formal region?

• A city's subway system

• The Great Lakes

• Africa

• The area covered by a radio station

What is the main difference between a functional region and a formal region?

• Functional regions are defined by physical boundaries and formal regions are defined by common features.

• Functional regions are based on activities or services, while formal regions have fixed boundaries.

• Formal regions are based on people's ideas, and functional regions are defined by natural landscapes.

• Functional regions change over time, while formal regions never change.

Which region would be based on people's perceptions?

• The Amazon Rainforest

• Political boundaries of Europe

• The Midwest

• The Mediterranean

Which of the following is a renewable natural resource?

• Oil

• Coal

• Solar Energy

• Natural Gas

Why are natural resources important to the economy of a region?

• They always lead to better weather.

• They provide materials for industry and trade.

• They control the population size of a region.

• They determine the number of cities a regions has.