Unit 1: Geography Test - Review [21-22]

Absolute location can be determined by which of the following methods?

• estimated distance

• general direction

• travel time

• street address

Geographers study all of the following subjects except

• Earth’s processes.

• fiction.

• meteorology.

• climatology.

The statement “Palm Springs is hot and dry” refers to that area’s

• resources.

• levees.

• climate.

• relative location.

Which of the following is an example of a geography subject on the local level?

• the United Nations

• South America

• the nearby neighborhood

• an international organization

Necessary changes in shelter, food, and clothing are called

• adaptations.

• characteristics.

• physical geography.

• field notes.

What is one way that human beings can change their environment?

• drinking freshwater

• observing volcanic eruptions

• studying urban landscapes

• building levees

Which of the following places is an urban center?

• Chicago

• a rural landscape

• Alaska

• an open plain

A primary concern of geographers is

• misunderstandings.

• hills.

• connections.

• crops.

Human geography includes the study of

• similarities and differences between cultures.

• changing lakes, oceans, and rivers.

• weather patterns.

• types of soils.

What is another word for landscape?

• landholder

• landmark

• landform

• landing