Unit 1 Review

What is World Geography? (Pick two answers)

• The discovery of the world around us

• Maps

• How people interact with their surroundings

• Learning about Rocks

• Weather Patterns and how they affect the world

What are the two branches of Geography?

• Physical Geography

• World Geography

• Meteorology

• Human Geography

We know all maps must have 5 things on it. Sometimes these things are listed as TODALS

and do not include Longitude and Latitude in the acronym. What are the missing items for each letter?

T-

O- Orientation (compass)

D - Date

A - Author

L -

S -

• T - Title

  L - Latitude and Longitude

  S - Scale

• T - Title

  L - Legend (Key)

  S - Scale

• T - Top

  L - Legend

  S - Scary monsters

• T - Temperature

  L - Latitude and Longitude

  S - Scale

We learned about several map projections: Mercator (Cylindrical), Conical, and Flat-Plane.

Of the Three which is the most accurate projection of the world?

• Conical (Cone)

• Flat-Plane

• Mercator (Cylindrical)

What line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator

What line divides the Earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Longitude

• Prime Meridian

• Latitude

How many themes of Geography are there?

• 7

• 4

• 5

• 6

What are the 5 themes of Geography?

• Movement

  Region

  Human Environment Interaction

  Location

  Place

• Movement

  Religion

  Economy

  Legend

  Particles

• Mountains

  Region

  Environment

  Latitude and Longitude

  Poles

• Money

  Recycling

  Environment

  Living

  People

Based on the diagram, how does the Earth-Sun relationship affect the climate of different regions of the world?

• It creates a pattern where different areas of the globe receive differing amounts of sunlight.

• It creates a pattern in which the warm ocean currents bring monsoon rains to some regions.

• It creates a pattern in which the summers and winters are longer than fall and spring seasons.

• It creates a pattern where the Eastern and Western Hemispheres have seasonal differences.

Tags

WG.3A

Which of the following is responsible for the variation in the seasonal weather patterns?

• Phases of the Moon

• Tilt of the Earth's Axis

• Distance from the moon

• Rotation of the Earth on its axis

Tags

WG.3A