Final Exam Review

What are the five themes of geography?

• Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region

• Latitude, Longitude, Equator, Prime Meridian, Tropics

• Mountains, Rivers, Deserts, Forests, Oceans

• Climate, Weather, Seasons, Temperature, Precipitation

What is the most likely reason ideas move quicker around the world today than in previous centuries?

• The invention of the internet allows ideas to move much faster.

• More people around the world are now educated.

• Boats and cars are more advanced in today’s time.

• Products can be made much faster today.

What theme of geography is shown in the following scenario? Cutting down trees to build houses?

• Location

• Place

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Movement

Which of the following is an example of people modifying the environment?

• building highways

• describing absolute location

• farmers waiting for a flood

• wearing heavy coats in winter

What is a secondary source?

• a source created by someone who was not there at the time of the event

• a source created by someone who was there at the time of the event

A primary source is:

• an original document or firsthand account from the time being studied.

• a summary written by someone who was not present at the event.

• a textbook describing past events.

• an encyclopedia entry about a historical event.

One of the earliest human remains ever discovered is known as...

• Lucy

• Mary

• Betty

• Katie

Which is an example of a fossil?

• animal bones

• clothes

• tent-like shelter

• tool

Which is an example of an artifact?

• a deer bone found in a cave

• ancient pottery in an ancient dump site

• a dinosaur skull from a dig site

• skeleton of human ancestors found in Africa

A surplus of food occurred during the Neolithic Age because

• people could grow their own food supply.

• people learned to hunt.

• food was discovered.

• people hunted too many animals.