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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?
5.
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:
14.
general reference, thematic, & navigational
14.
0 latitude is also called the____________.
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Equator
15.
Half of the earth is called a____________.
16.
hemisphere
16.
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
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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.
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