Essentials of Geography

What is geography?

• The study of plants and animals

• The study of the human body

• The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments

• The study of rocks and minerals in the Earth

What are the 5 themes of geography?

• movement, region, climate, location, place

• movement, region, human environment interaction, location, place

• movement, coordinates, human environment interaction, location, place

Which of the following is NOT one of the essentials of a map?

• Title

• Compass rose

• longitude and latitude

• scale

In geography, what is movement?

• How the people and the environment interact

• Where something is

• Major forms of transportation, major imports and exports

• Place refers to the physical and human aspects of a location.

In geography, what is region?

• An area of land that has common features.

• How the people and the environment interact

• Place refers to the physical and human aspects of a location

Which coordinate lines run east/west?

• Latitude

• Longitude

Which coordinate lines run north/south?

• Latitude

• Longitude

The Equator separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The Equator is at 0° latitude

• True

• False

The Prime Meridian separates the Southern and Northern Hemispheres.

• True

• False

Which continent is pink/purple?

• North America

• Africa

• South America

• Europe