Geography Semester Exam Study Guide

This symbol shows direction on a map. What is it called?

• Scale Bar
• Map Key
• Compass Rose
• Latitude and Longitude lines

The coordinates for the Jordan-Hare Stadium

are 32.6022° N, 85.4891° W. Would this be absolute or relative location?

• Absolute Location
• Relative Location

Answer explanation

Absolute location is the EXACT location!

Five Themes of Geography - ​ (a)   is when goods, people, or ideas travel from one place to another.

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

Five Themes of Geography - ​ (a)   ​Looks at the relationship between people & their environment; how do we adapt to the environment & how do we change it

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

Five Themes of Geography - ​A ​ (a)   is an area that is defined by everything in it

• Location
• Region
• Movement
• place
• Human-Environment interaction 

(SELECT THREE) Identify all of the landforms from the list below.

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Answer explanation

What are landforms? You will need to be able to identify landforms on the test. The examples will not be the same.

Which of the following countries is NOT considered a part of North America?

• The United States
• Mexico
• Brazil

• Jamaica

Answer explanation

Which European colonized most of Latin America?

• Great Britain
• Spain
• France
• Portugal

How did the Aztec and Inca civilizations end in Latin America?

• they successfully turned the Spanish away for over three centuries
• they just abandoned their cities due to bad weather

• they were ultimately defeated by Spanish conquistadors
• they migrated to avoid the Spanish

What is the name for the landmass of Europe and Asia combined?

• Eurafrica
• Eurasia
• Euroasia
• Asiatic Continent