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WorksheetsThe Geographer's World
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Geography is the study of Earth’s physical features and the living things that inhabit it.
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False
Geography is the study of Earth’s physical features and the living things that inhabit it
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False
An encyclopedia is an example of a primary source.
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False
Primary sources influenced by the author’s bias can be unreliable.
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False
Historical influences are not important when analyzing past events or writings.
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False
Which of the following describes how geography can influence the economy of a region?
A mountainous region might have many diverse cultures. A region historically ruled by one person might have a less democratic government.
A region with many waterways might have an economy based on fishing.
A region historically ruled by one person might have a less democratic government.
A region colonized by Europeans might have people who speak French or Spanish.
Which definition of a geographer is accurate?
He or she studies Earth science and how the Earth was created.
He or she studies the stars and planets and how they relate to the Earth.
He or she studies where humans live and how they relate to one another.
He or she studies physics, mathematics, and chemistry.
Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
textbook on the history of Texas
biography of Abraham Lincoln
novel about the Civil War
diary of an explorer
Which question should you ask when analyzing sources?
How long is the source?
Who created the source?
Is the source easy to read?
Will I enjoy reading the source?
What is point of view?
descriptions of an event by someone who witnessed it
experiences and historical factors that influence a person
ideas held that causes a person to take a side on an issue
the ability to analyze information
History is the study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments.
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False
Geographers study how places change over time.
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False
People can affect the environment, but the environment cannot affect people.
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False
Places are locations on Earth that have distinctive geographic factors.
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False
“What is significant about its location?” is a question geographers ask.
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False
What is one component of environment?
population
climate
longitude
culture
What is the difference between absolute and relative location?
Absolute location is the exact location of a place.
Absolute location cannot be identified using lines of latitude and longitude.
Absolute location describes where something is relative to another place.
Absolute location describes the characteristics of a place.
Which of the following two places belong to the same region?
Canada and England
Lake Michigan and the Mediterranean Sea
Los Angeles, California, and San Diego, California
Mount Everest and Mount McKinley
Which of the following is an example of a landform?
mountain
city
coal mine
bridge
Why does a geographer study history?
to understand how living things survive
to understand how information travels
to understand the exact location of a place
to understand how people lived in the past
Each half of Earth is called a hemisphere.
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False
You use a map’s scale bar to determine how many miles in the real world each inch on the map represents.
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False
All map projections show the correct size of areas in relation to one another
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False
Satellites use remote sensing to gather information about Earth from far away.
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False
GPS stands for Geographical Positioning System.
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False
Which of the following divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
What is one way in which maps and globes differ?
Maps are easier to store and carry.
Globes tend to show more types of information than maps.
Maps are more accurate than globes.
Globes distort physical reality.
Carlos does not understand what the blue lines on his map represent. What should he look at to find the answer?
Map key
Scale bar
Compass rose
Map title
Which type of map would show the boundaries of countries?
Vegetation map
Political map
Land-use map
Elevation map
Which of these tools provides practical information about the locations of physical and human features?
Political maps
Thematic maps
Storm tracking technology
Geospatial technology
