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Branches of Geography

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Studying plate tectonics to see how mountains were formed in the Americas. 

a)

PHYSICAL

GEOGRAPHY

b)

HUMAN

GEOGRAPHY

2.

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Understanding how PEOPLE are able to grow food on mountains. 

a)

PHYSICAL

GEOGRAPHY

b)

HUMAN

GEOGRAPHY

3.

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Studying the differences in cultures among people living in the United States.

a)

PHYSICAL

GEOGRAPHY

b)

HUMAN

GEOGRAPHY

4.

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Meteorologists tracking a hurricane to keep us safe. 

a)

PHYSICAL

GEOGRAPHY

b)

HUMAN

GEOGRAPHY

5.

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Seismologists try to figure out when the next earthquake might hit California.


a)

PHYSICAL

GEOGRAPHY

b)

HUMAN

GEOGRAPHY

6.

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Anthropologists travel to the Amazon to interview Native Amazonians to learn how they are able to live in the jungle. 

a)

PHYSICAL

GEOGRAPHY

b)

HUMAN

GEOGRAPHY

7.

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Historians study the past to understand present events that affect us.

a)

PHYSICAL

GEOGRAPHY

b)

HUMAN

GEOGRAPHY

8.

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Oceanographers study the plants and animals living in the oceans. 

a)

PHYSICAL

GEOGRAPHY

b)

HUMAN

GEOGRAPHY

9.

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Geologists use their knowledge and tools to try to find oil.

a)

PHYSICAL

GEOGRAPHY

b)

HUMAN

GEOGRAPHY

10.

PHYSICAL or HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?:

Linguists study how languages are constructed and how they develop.

a)

PHYSICAL

GEOGRAPHY

b)

HUMAN

GEOGRAPHY