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Introduction to Geography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What is Geography?

a)

The Study of where a place is located on Earth.

b)

Flat pictures of earth.

c)

The study of the physical and human characteristics of earth

d)

Study of the Earth and all the physical features

2.

A 3 dimensional representation of the Earth is called a ______________________.

a)

perspective map

b)

globe

c)

GIS

d)

Mercator

3.

Which type of map shows the rivers, lakes and mountain ranges in a particular area?

a)

political

b)

physical

c)

secondary

d)

thematic

4.

Carol explained to her friend that she lived 2 miles north of the Burger King in Elkton. What type of location identification is this called?

a)

relative

b)

absolute

5.

The 5 Themes of Geography are:

a)

Location, longitude, rain forest, place, and rivers

b)

Location, place, human environment, movement, region

c)

Location, region, absolute, relative, equator

d)

Location, place, help, taco inn, Lincoln High

6.

What is LOCATION?

a)

Describes a location.

b)

People, goods, and ideas move from place to place.

c)

Where is it located?

d)

A group of places that share common physical or human characteristics.

7.

Which is an example of absolute location?

a)

Across from McDonald's

b)

North of the Rio Grande

c)

1020 Mall Lane

d)

Near Gateway Mall

8.

What is PLACE?

a)

Place describes a location by physical and human features.

b)

Place is where something is located.

c)

Place is the movement of people and goods from one place to another.

d)

Place is when a group of places share common physical and human characteristics.

9.

What is REGION?

a)

Region describes a location by physical and human features.

b)

Region is a group of places that share common physical or human characteristics or features.

c)

Region is where something is located.

d)

Location is the movement of ideas, people, and goods.

10.

What are the three types of regions?

a)

Human, formal, and regional.

b)

Absolute, relative, and functional.

c)

Physical, human, and cultural.

d)

Formal, functional, and perceptual.

11.

Human Environment Interaction is:

a)

HEI is where a place is.

b)

HEI is the movement of ideas, goods, and people.

c)

HEI is how people and their environment affect each other.

d)

HEI is a group of places that share a common human or physical characteristic.

12.

Movement is:

a)

Movement is the movement of people, goods, and/or ideas from place to place.

b)

Movement is a group of places that share common physical and human characteristics.

c)

Movement is where something is.

d)

Movement is how people and their environment affect each other.

13.

Which of the following are examples of movement:

a)

People fleeing Syria for safety in another country.

b)

Galveston builds houses on stilts.

c)

Lincoln, Nebraska

d)

Rio Grande River

14.

We use trains, planes, and trucks to bring clothes, furniture, cars, and groceries to the stores we shop in. Which theme does this represent?

a)

Human Environment interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Place

15.

Which type of Map shows Population, Climate and resources?

a)

Political Map

b)

Thematic Maps

c)

Physical Maps

16.

Factor related to jobs, money, and finances.

a)

economic

b)

social

c)

political

d)

environmental

17.

Factors related to the physical geography of a place and how people adapt to/modify their surroundings.

a)

economic

b)

environmental

c)

political

d)

social

18.

Factors related to the way society is governed.

a)

economic

b)

environmental

c)

political

d)

social

19.

Population and education

a)

Economic

b)

Social

c)

Political

d)

eNvironmental

20.

Flat pictures of earth are called?

a)

Maps

b)

Globe

c)

Geography

d)

ESPN Factors