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Chapter 1 - Review

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

an area's _____ includes its land, water, climate, plants, and animals.

a)

region

b)

landscape

c)

geography

d)

environment

e)

physical geography

2.

the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create

a)

region

b)

landscape

c)

geography

d)

environment

e)

physical geography

3.

To a geographer, a place's _____ is all the human and physical features that make a place unique.

a)

region

b)

landscape

c)

geography

d)

environment

e)

physical geography

4.

A _____ is a part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas.

a)

region

b)

landscape

c)

geography

d)

environment

e)

physical geography

5.

_____ is the study of the world’s physical features - its land forms, bodies of water, climates, soils, plants.

a)

physical geography

b)

human geography

c)

absolute location

d)

relative location

e)

social science

6.

_____ is the study of the world’s people, communities, and landscapes, both past and present.

a)

physical geography

b)

human geography

c)

absolute location

d)

relative location

e)

social science

7.

A specific description of where a place is located is called _____.

a)

physical geography

b)

human geography

c)

absolute location

d)

relative location

e)

social science

8.

A general description of where a place is located is called _____.

a)

physical geography

b)

human geography

c)

absolute location

d)

relative location

e)

social science

9.

_____ is the study of weather and what causes it.

a)

meteorology

b)

social science

c)

cartography

d)

map

e)

globe

10.

_____ is a field that focuses on people and the relationships among them.

a)

meteorology

b)

social science

c)

cartography

d)

map

e)

globe

11.

_____ is the science of making maps.

a)

meteorology

b)

social science

c)

cartography

d)

map

e)

globe

12.

A _____ is a flat drawing that shows all of part of the Earth's surface.

a)

meteorology

b)

social science

c)

cartography

d)

map

e)

globe

13.

A _____ is a spherical, or ball-shaped, model of the entire planet.

a)

meteorology

b)

social science

c)

cartography

d)

map

e)

globe

14.

To ask questions that deal with how the world works, geographers have to think and act like _____.

a)

geographers

b)

teachers

c)

scientists

d)

map makers

e)

social workers

15.

Showing the round Earth on flat maps will _____ some of the details.

a)

alter

b)

change

c)

distort

d)

all of the answers

e)

none of the answers

16.

A _____ is a tool that geographers use to see what land in an area looks like from above Earth and helps geographers make maps.

a)

satellite image

b)

physical map

c)

notebook

d)

cartography

e)

computer program

17.

Some regions are defined by physical characteristics such as mountain ranges and climates, but other regions are based on _____ characteristics such as language or religion.

a)

physical

b)

human

c)

global

d)

local

e)

regional

18.

Studying tornado patterns in the Midwest would be geography on the _____ level.

a)

regional

b)

global

c)

local

d)

all of the above

19.

A geographer studying the local foods, housing, or clothing of an area would be considered the _____ level.

a)

regional

b)

global

c)

local

d)

all of the above

20.

A geographer studying how one country's economy affects the world would be considered the _____ level.

a)

regional

b)

global

c)

local

d)

all of the above

21.

The theme of _____ describes where something is.

a)

place

b)

movement

c)

location

d)

region

e)

human-environment interaction

22.

The theme of _____ describes the area's landscape that makes a site unique.

a)

place

b)

movement

c)

location

d)

region

e)

human-environment interaction

23.

The theme of _____ describes how people interact with their environments in many ways.

a)

place

b)

movement

c)

location

d)

region

e)

human-environment interaction

24.

The theme of _____ looks at how and why people and things move.

a)

place

b)

movement

c)

location

d)

region

e)

human-environment interaction

25.

The theme of _____ covers areas that share common characteristics.

a)

place

b)

movement

c)

location

d)

region

e)

human-environment interaction

26.

An area's _____ includes its land, water, climate, plants, and animals.

a)

place

b)

environment

c)

location

d)

region

e)

human-environment interaction

27.

Geographers study the world at all of these levels except:

a)

global

b)

universally

c)

local

d)

regional

28.

All of the following are geographer's tools except:

a)

a map

b)

an apron

c)

a notepad and pencil

d)

a globe

e)

satellite images

29.

How many themes of geography are there?

a)

two

b)

four

c)

five

d)

six

e)

one

30.

Which one of the following is NOT a theme of geography?

a)

area

b)

regions

c)

place

d)

human-environment interaction

e)

location

31.

Which one of the following is NOT a theme of geography?

a)

movement

b)

regions

c)

place

d)

internet resources

e)

location

32.

A social science is a field that studies people and _____.

a)

geography

b)

their environment

c)

the relationships among them

d)

the landscapes they create

33.

Which of the following are the branches of geography?

a)

physical geography

b)

human geography

c)

landscapes

d)

both physical and human geography

e)

landscapes, physical and human geography

34.

Geography can be studied as both a social science and a _____.

a)

science

b)

math

c)

reading

d)

english

e)

social studies

35.

Which of the following would a human geographer study?

a)

soils and plants

b)

languages and religions

c)

mice and rats

d)

maps and globes

36.

At the local level, which of the following might a geographer study?

a)

Rocky Mountain climate

b)

grain exports from Europe to Asia

c)

city government

d)

Pacific Ocean sea life

37.

What type of location would be used if you said the White House is in Washington D.C.?

a)

absolute

b)

relative

c)

correlating

d)

landscape

e)

physical

38.

True or False? One way to give an absolute location is by giving GPS coordinates.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Neither answer

d)

Both answers

39.

What are the two basic types of satellite images?

a)

full color and infrared

b)

true color and infrared

c)

heat and GPS

d)

ultraviolet and heat

40.

Erosion caused by farming is an example of which theme?

a)

movement

b)

regions

c)

place

d)

human-environment interaction

e)

location

41.

The arch in St. Louis along the Mississippi River is an example of which theme?

a)

movement

b)

regions

c)

place

d)

human-environment interaction

e)

location

42.

The study of water on Earth is called _____.

a)

geography

b)

meteorology

c)

hydrology

d)

cartography

43.

Who is considered the Father of Geography?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Aristotle

c)

George Washington

d)

Eratosthenes

44.

Which tool is more accurate for geographers?

a)

globe

b)

sun dial

c)

map

d)

drawings by hand

45.

Which tools can show more detail?

a)

globe

b)

sun dial

c)

map

d)

drawings by hand

46.

What is the level of geography between local and global?

a)

area

b)

regional

c)

sectional

d)

place

e)

location

47.

True or False? A map is a spherical representation of the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Neither answer

d)

Both answers

48.

People who are driving from California to Texas might use a _____.

a)

location map

b)

road map

c)

place map

d)

area map

e)

satellite map

49.

True or False? Rivers and mountains would be studied under human geography.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Neither answer

d)

Both answers

50.

True or False? Landforms and bodies of water are aspects of physical geography.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Neither answer

d)

Both answers

51.

Geographers look at the world _____.

a)

by studying only its physical features

b)

by studying cities first

c)

at the local, regional, and global levels

d)

as separate regions with no effect on each other

52.

Geography is considered a social science because it _____.

a)

deals with people and how they live

b)

can be studied by using satellites

c)

is studied in all countries of the world

d)

shows us mountain ranges all over the world

53.

Geographers study the world on a _____ level to find relationships among people who live far apart.

a)

local

b)

regional

c)

global

d)

all of the answers

54.

_____ would be a theme that would apply to the study of how ancient cultures dressed in order to survive in the far north.

a)

movement

b)

regions

c)

place

d)

human-environment interaction

e)

location

55.

True or False? Flat maps are the most accurate way to represent the shapes of the continents.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Neither

d)

Both

56.

Which continent or ocean is located at #5?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Indian Ocean

57.

Which continent or ocean is located at #7?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

North America

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Antarctica

58.

Which continent or ocean is located at #3?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

59.

Which continent or ocean is located at #9?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Australia

d)

Africa

60.

Which continent or ocean is located at #1?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

Africa

61.

Which continent or ocean is located at #11?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Arctic Ocean

62.

Which continent or ocean is located at #2?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

South America

d)

Equator

63.

Which continent or ocean is located at #13?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

South America

d)

Equator

64.

Which continent or ocean is located at #8?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

South America

d)

Equator

65.

Which continent or ocean is located at #4?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Africa

d)

North America

66.

Which continent or ocean is located at #10?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

South America

d)

North America

67.

Which continent or ocean is located at #12?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

68.

Which continent or ocean is located at #6?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

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