Geography Questions

Pretend that you’re looking at job openings in your local newspaper. Which of these job descriptions describes the work that a physical geographer would do?

• Study the impact of climate change on coastal regions.

• Design urban landscapes and city parks.

• Analyze economic trends in different countries.

• Develop new software for mapping technologies.

When societies make an impact on the environment, this means that they are affecting _________

• the natural world around them

• the behaviors of people around them

• the cultures of other groups

• the way places are grouped into regions

Imagine that the ice at the North Pole is melting much more quickly than anywhere else on Earth. Which of these questions is the best example of one of the three questions geographers might ask in this situation?

• When is the biggest fishing season near the North Pole?

• Why is ice melting faster at the North Pole than anywhere else?

• How many species of whales inhabit the waters near the North Pole?

• How do human populations survive in cold areas near the North Pole?

If you were studying the human geography of the United States, which of these questions would you be most likely to ask?

• What is culture like in the United States?

• Where are rivers located in the United States?

• Where are there active volcanoes in the United States?

• How tall are the Rocky Mountains?

Imagine that an ancient tribe moved from their home to a faraway land. Which of these questions is the best example of one of geography's three key questions?

• When did the tribal leader wear a golden robe?

• Did males or females have more power in the tribe?

• Why did the tribe decide to move to that new place?

• When did tribal members celebrate religious ceremonies?

Which of the six essential elements of geography would you be focusing on when studying homes like the ones shown in the images?

• Physical systems

• The world in spatial terms

• Movement

• Human systems

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows.

• environment and society

• the world in spatial terms

• places and regions

• physical systems

As a geographer, which essential element of geography would you be studying if you used this map to study locations?

• the world in spatial terms

• human systems

• environments and societies

• physical systems

Lines of longitude and latitude are used to create a system of __________.

• coordinates

• oceans

• land masses

• continents

In the Professor Latilong activity, what information were you given to help you find each artifact?

• time zones

• continents

• longitude and latitude

• oceans