Week 1: Thinking Like a Texas Geographer Assessment

Identify each example of absolute location. Choose all that apply.

• H, 12

• 1234 Main Street

• below the billboard

• next to the gas station

• north of Pummel Peak

Identify two physical characteristics of Texas and explain how each one influences settlement patterns in the state.

• The presence of rivers and fertile plains encourages settlement by providing water and good farmland.

• Deserts and high mountains make Texas densely populated everywhere.

• Texas has only forests, which discourage any settlement.

• The state is entirely covered by swamps, making settlement impossible.

The population of Texas increased by (a)   million between 1940 and 1980.

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

Geographers use many different tools.

• True

• False

Read the passage from this week's Studies Weekly: Knowing where problems exist in our community is very important because it helps us know how the environment is affecting us. It helps us know where a problem is starting. They can even help us look at solutions. "What is Geography?" What can be concluded about geographers based on this passage?

• All problems are geographical.

• The environment is not important.

• Community problems are not important.

• Geographers can help solve community problems.

A geographer thinks about people and how they live and work in their environment.

• Cartographers are people who create maps.

• People modify their environment to meet their needs.

• The Earth is divided into regions to help us learn about our world.

• Geographers ask questions about their community.

Migration is one of the ways people, ideas, and materials move. “Movement” Which of the following does not fit this definition?

• a statue being dedicated at a park

• ideas being shared

• a family moving to a new state for work

• building materials being shipped to a new city

What does region mean in this passage?

• a place found only in Texas

• an area that is off-limits

• a place with no natural resources

• an area with similar characteristics

What is an example of human-environment interaction?

• a lake freezing over

• a volcanic eruption

• attending a concert

• building a skyscraper

What is an example of relative location?

• classroom 4202

• I, 12 on the map

• 6363 Streamview Drive

• The school is by the park