7th Grade Social Studies Review

What do we use to find absolute location?

• latitude and longitude
• the equator and international dateline
• a GPS and an XLP
• landmarks and distances

You can find the Bahamas __________ of the States.

• North
• West
• Southeast
• Northeast

What question does the theme of place ask?

• “What is it like?” (or “What makes this place different from other places?”)
• Where is it?
• How do people and the environment interact?
• What do places have in common?

What are flora and fauna?

• Birds and Deer
• Baby animals
• Plants and beasts
• Themes of Geography

What did Egyptian farmers use the Nile flood to do?

• It was an excuse to take a vacation
• Go swimming
• Destroy their enemies fields
• Grow food

How do we modify the environment?

• We build irrigation ditches
• We build landfills
• We build dams
• All of the above

What are merchants trading?

• Landforms and bodies of water
• All the latest, hottest products
• People and events from the past

Relative location is:

• Latitude and Longitude
• Given by GPS
• a general location, not specific
• a specific place:

Absolute location is:

• general
• not used on GPS
• is saying that Two Rivers is in East Hartford
• uses latitude and longitude to give a specific area

Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?

• Location
• Place
• Human-Environment Interaction
• Movement