Geography Unit 1 Review

What state is located at 45N 120W

• California

• Mississippi

• Oregon

• North Dakota

What state is located at 30N 100W

• Washington

• Texas

• Ohio

• South Dakota

Which of the following characteristics identifies the Southeastern part of the United States as a "region"? (SELECT THREE)

• similar diets
• accents
• common belief system
• movement
• different languages

Answer explanation

What would you call a can of Dr.Pepper. Many people in the south call all types of soda drinks a coke (like coca-cola) while people in the midwest call them pops.

There are two types of ____________: relative and absolute.

• Location
• Place
• Movement
• Region
• Human-environment Interaction

Building a dam on a river that's in the way would be an example of _______________.

• Location
• Place
• Movement
• Region
• Human-environment Interaction

"I'll be home soon, I'm passing the McDonalds right now." Would this be an example of absolute (specific) or relative (general) location?

• absolute
• relative

The coordinates for the Jordan-Hare Stadium are 32.6022° N, 85.4891° W. Would this be absolute or relative location?

• absolute
• relative

What does a compass rose on a map indicate?

• The scale of the map

• The directions (North, East, South, West)

• The distance between two points

• The type of map

Which hemisphere is Australia in?

• Northwestern

• Northeastern

• Southwestern

• Southeastern

Which hemisphere is Asia in?

• Northwestern

• Northeastern

• Southwestern

• Southeastern