Geography, Location and Place - Check

What do geographers study?

• What happened in the past and why.

• The features of Earth and how humans interact with those.

• Where people lived and what kind of life they had through the exploration of artifacts.

• How people communicate and how they interact with each other in society.

One of these is NOT a theme of the Five Themes of Geography.

• Movement

• Location

• Landform

• Place

True or false: Location and Place have the same meaning in Geography.

• True

• False

Why are Location and Place important?

• They determine the physical characteristics of a place
• They describe the relative location of a place
• They define the human characteristics of a place
• They help us understand how things are arranged on Earth's surface

What are the two ways to describe location?

• Absolute and relative
• Urban and rural
• North and south
• East and west

What does relative location describe?

• The natural features and landforms of a place
• The cultural, social, and economic aspects of a place
• The precise coordinates of a place on the Earth's surface
• The position of a place in relation to other points or landmarks

What does absolute location refer to?

• The cultural, social, and economic aspects of a place
• The natural features and landforms of a place
• The precise coordinates of a place on the Earth's surface
• The position of a place in relation to other points or landmarks

What are examples of human characteristics?

• Language, religion, customs, population density, infrastructure
• Natural features and landforms
• Cultural, social, and economic aspects
• Topography, climate, vegetation, soil composition, bodies of water

What are examples of physical characteristics?

• Language, religion, customs
• Topography, climate, vegetation, soil composition, bodies of water
• Population density, infrastructure
• Cultural, social, and economic aspects

How do physical characteristics shape the unique identity of a place?

• By influencing the organisms and people that inhabit it
• By determining the geographical coordinates
• By referencing other points or landmarks
• By using directional terms