Chap. 1TEST Review

What are three types of regions?

1.

formal, functional, & perceptual

1.

What is a region?

2.

an area of the earth’s surface with similar

characteristics

2.

ERATOSTHENES (276 -194 BCE) is known

as the “Father of_____________.”

3.

geography

3.

What are the five themes of geography?

4.

location, place, regions, human-environment

interaction, and movement

4.

What are some of the tools used by geographers?

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maps, globes, charts, graphs, surveys, GPS,

GIS and photos

5.

Geographers view the world in terms of use

of________on earth.

6.

space

6.

Define geography:

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The study of the distribution and

interaction of physical and human features on the

earth.

7.

The question that the theme of movement tries

to answer is________________.

8.

How do people, goods, animals, plants and ideas move from one location to

another?

8.

What are the three types of distance

geographers look at?

9.

time, linear, and psychological distance

9.

What does H.E.I. refer to?

10.

How people relate to, adapt to, and alter the

environment

10.

Thousands of pilgrims gather at daybreak along

the banks of the________________.

What is another name for a mapmaker?

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cartographer

11.

______________are the various ways that the

round earth isconverted onto a flat

piece of paper.

12.

map projections

12.

What is the 1st step in making a map?

13.

complete a field survey

13.

Three basic map types are:

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general reference, thematic, & navigational

14.

0 latitude is also called the____________.

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Equator

15.

Half of the earth is called a____________.

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hemisphere

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Thousands of pilgrims gather at daybreak along

the banks of the________________.

Your exact position on earth can be found using a

technology called____________.

17.

GPS/ Global Positioning System

17.

A__________is the most accurate

representation of the earth.

18.

globe

18.

A two-dimensional representation of all, or

part, of the earth’s surface is called

a__________.

19.

map

19.

The two main branches of geography

are_____________.

20.

human & physical geography

20.

The study of the history of the earth is

called___________.

21.

geology

21.

A population density map is an example of

a____________map.

22.

thematic

22.

Thousands of pilgrims gather at daybreak along

the banks of the________________.

“What’s it like?” is the question answered by the geographic theme

of______________.

23.

place

23.

_____________describes where a place is

situated based on its surroundings.

24.

relative location

24.

Lines that run parallel to the equator are

called lines of_________________.

25.

latitude

25.

The study of weather and climate is known

as______________.

26.

meteorology

26.

Landforms, bodies of waters, elevation and

altitude are found on__________maps.

27.

physical

27.

Learning about the origin of humans

through the study of fossils is

called__________.

28.

archeology

28.

Thousands of pilgrims gather at daybreak along

the banks of the________________.

A______________region is connected together by

movement and interaction.

29.

functional

29.

North America and Europe are examples

of__________regions.

30.

formal

30.

About 75 percent of the population of Sri Lanka is made up of the Buddhist

group known as the_____________.

31.The imaginary lines that go around the

earth, over the North and South Poles, are

called lines of ___________.

31.

longitude

31.

The zero-degree (0) line of longitude is

called the______________.

32.

Prime Meridian

32.

The part of a map shows the ratio

between a unit of length on the map and a unit of distance on

the earth is the____________.

33.

scale

33.

“Where is it?” is the question answered by the geographic theme

of________________.

34.

location

34.

Thousands of pilgrims gather at daybreak along

the banks of the________________.

______________maps show the official boundaries of cities, states, and

provinces.

35.

political

35.

____________satellites constantly orbit the

earth taking photos.

36.

Landsat

36.

The software system that stores information

about the world in a digital database is

called __________________.

37.

GIS/ Geographic Information Systems

37.

The 24 satellites that assist GPS are called

the_____________ satellites.

38.

Navstar

38.

______________is expressed in degrees of latitude and longitude.

39.

absolute location

39.

The Midwest is an example of a

______________region.

40.

perceptual

40.

Thousands of pilgrims gather at daybreak along

the banks of the________________.

“How are areas similar or different?” is the

question answered by the geographic theme

of____________.

41.

region

41.

_________ study oceans and seas.

42.

oceanographers

42.

The____________is the part of a map that

shows you the north (N), south (S), east (E),

and west (W) directions.

43.

compass rose

43.