WorksheetsGEO CH. 1 Vocab
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The study of where people, places, are located and how they relate to each other
a)
geography
b)
formal region
c)
location
d)
perception
2.
A geographic information system, which uses computer technology to collect and analyze data about the earth's surface in order to solve geographic problems.
a)
cartography
b)
GIS
c)
GPS
d)
geography
3.
The viewpoint that is influenced by one's own culture and experience.
a)
perception
b)
geography
c)
location
d)
hemisphere
4.
The position on the Earth's surface where a place can be found using latitude and longitude coordinates.
a)
absolute location
b)
relative location
c)
place
d)
movement
5.
The position of a place in relation to another place.
a)
absolute location
b)
relative location
c)
GIS
d)
place
6.
An area which a certain characteristic is found everywhere.
a)
formal region
b)
functional region
c)
absolute location
d)
perceptual region
7.
A region defined by people's attitudes and feelings.
a)
formal region
b)
functional region
c)
perceptual region
d)
relative location
8.
A central place and the surrounding places affected by it.
a)
functional region
b)
formal region
c)
perceptual region
d)
absolute location
9.
The center of the earth
a)
core
b)
mantle
c)
crust
d)
hydrosphere
10.
Thick layer of rock around the earth's core.
a)
core
b)
mantle
c)
crust
d)
biosphere
11.
Thin rocky surface of the earth
a)
core
b)
mantle
c)
crust
d)
hydrosphere
12.
The water in oceans, lakes, rivers, and under the ground
a)
biosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
atmosphere
13.
The layer of air, water, and other substances above the earth's surface
a)
atmosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
lithosphere
14.
The world of plants, animals, and other living things that occupy the land and waters of the planet.
a)
hydrosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
lithosphere
d)
atmosphere
15.
Large landmasses in the earth's oceans
a)
continents
b)
mantle
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
hydrosphere
16.
The chemical or mechanical process by which rock is gradually broken down.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
glacier
d)
sediment
17.
The movement of weathered materials, including grave, soil, and sand usually caused by water, wind, or glaciers.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
glaciers
d)
sediment
18.
A huge, slow moving mass of snow and ice
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
glaciers
d)
sediment
19.
Particles of soil, sand, and gravel carried and deposited by wind or water.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
glaciers
d)
sediment
20.
Windblown deposits of mineral-rich dust and silt
a)
acid rain
b)
moraine
c)
loess
d)
sediment
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