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WorksheetsUnit 1: Geographer's World Test Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 14mins
The low latitudes of earth lie between the 23 degrees N & 23 degrees S. These areas of Earth are called the _______.
poles
tropics
westerlies
doldrums
The high latitudes are located near the
North Pole and South Pole
Prime Meridian
areas of increasing elevation
International Dateline
What type of region is comprised of different places that are linked together?
formal region
functional region
perceptual region
What type of region has clear boundaries with one or more common features.
formal region
functional region
perceptual region
What type of region is defined by how it reflects human feelings and attitudes?
formal region
functual region
perceptual region
All of the following are reasons why Geography is important EXCEPT
It helps communities minimize the impact of natural disasters.
It helps governments make good national and international security decisions.
It helps us understand the universe better.
It helps businesses make good location decisions.
Geographers view the world
narrowly
suspiciously
linearly
spatially
What latitudinal zone has the warmest average annual temperature?
High latitudes
Middle Latitudes
Low latitudes
All latitudinal zones are equally warm
A primary reason that geographers study maps is to
predict changes in government policies
infer relationships between people and places
understand the time order in which an event unfolded
appreciate the value systems of world cultures
Which theme of geography focuses on patterns of migration, diffusion of ideas, and trading patterns?
Movement
Region
Human-environment Interaction
Location
Place
Which theme of geography focuses on how people adapt to and modify their surrounding environment?
Movement
Region
Human-environment Interaction
Location
Place
Which theme of geography looks at the physical characteristics and human characteristics of an area?
Movement
Region
Human-environment Interaction
Location
Place
Which of the following is an example of absolute location?
The Alamo
22 degrees N, 113 degrees E
The Amazon Rainforest
Macao
What does the relative location of a place tell you?
the longitude and latitude of a place
which symbol shows a place on a map
where a place is compared to another place
the map projection being used to show a place
Which of the following decisions can geographers help make?
What route a trans-national oil pipeline should take.
The most profitable location of a new fast-food restaurant.
Causes of a dispute between bordering countries in Asia.
All of the Above.
If you want to understand the meaning of a symbol on a map, you could use the map's
grid system (latitude and longitude)
title
scale
key
If you want to identify the distance between two locations on a map, you could use the map's
grid system (latitude and longitude)
title
scale
key
If you want to identify the absolute location of a place on a map, you could use the map's
grid system (latitude and longitude)
title
scale
key
