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WorksheetsGeography Basics - Unit 1.1 Vocabulary
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 28mins
What part of a map tells you the directions?
scale
title
compass rose
key/legend
This tool shows the relationship between the distances on a map and real distances.
map key (legend)
compass rose
scale
global grid
Explains what the symbols on a map stand for.
Map legend (key)
scale
compass rose
global grid
How people, goods, and ideas move to and from a place.
location
human environment interaction
movement
place
region
The imaginary line that divides the globe/world into the Eastern Hemisphere & Western Hemispheres.
Equator
Prime Meridian
How a place affects the people living there and how people
living there affect the place.
human environment interaction
place
location
region
movement
The main directions such as north, south, east, and west (NEWS).
cardinal directions
intermediate directions
scale
map legend (key)
Describes the human and physical characteristics there.
place
location
movement
region
human environment interaction
Features of a place that set it apart from other places.
movement
location
place
human environment interactions
region
The imaginary line that divides the globe/world into the Northern & Southern Hemispheres.
Equator
Prime Meridian
Lines of Longitude
Lines of Latitude
What is geography?
They study of the Earth
The study of the map
The study of America
The study of history
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
Eastern and Southern
Northern and Southern
Western and Eastern
Northern and Western
The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?
Northern and Southern
Western and Eastern
Northern and Eastern
Southern and Western
Which lines have a major impact on TIME?
Longitude Lines
Latitude Lines
Which lines have a major impact on an areas climate & temperature?
Lines of Longitude
Lines of Latitude
Absolute and relative are words that describe...
Place
Location
Movement
Region
Resources that we find in nature and are used without much modification are called:
Human resources
Natural resources
Renewable resources
Human made resources
Anything that can be used to satisfy human needs is a:
Thing
value
Resource
Utility
Resources which can be renewed or reproduced are known as:
Exhaustible resource
Renewable resource
Non-renewable resource
Useful resource
Resources that cannot be replaced
Conservation
Renewable Resource
Non-Renewable Resource
Natural Resource
Agriculture (farming) is a _____________.
Renewable Resource
Non-Renewable Resource
Catfish are a __________________.
Renewable Resource
Non-Renewable Resource
Clay is a _____________.
Renewable Resource
Non-Renewable Resource
Oil is a _______________.
Renewable Resource
Non-Renewable Resource
Sand/gravel is a _______________.
Renewable Resource
Non-Renewable Resource
Seafood is a _______________.
Renewable Resource
Non-Renewable Resource
Timber (forests/wood) is a ______________.
Renewable Resource
Non-Renewable Resource
Natural gas is a non-renewable resource.
True
False
___________ like coal, iron ore and diamonds are natural substances found in the ground.
Environment
Food
Minerals
Recycle
We use both renewable and non-renewable resources as sources of energy.
True
False
This map is an example of a . . .
Political Map
Physical Map
Population Map
Road Map
A map showing mountains, rivers, oceans, valleys, and deserts is what type of map?
Political
Physical
Population
Climate
A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?
Political
Physical
Population
Climate
What type of map is this?
Physical
Political
Resource
Topographic
A map showing the climate zones of North America is which type of map?
Political
Physical
Thematic
Nothing
This is a...
political map
physical map
elevation map
thematic map
The movement of people from place to place
Migration
Urbanization
Modernization
Industrialization
All of the people in a particular area
migration
demographics
population
census
