Describing, Classifying, and Identifying Regions

Match the following. Identify the Term with its Definition.

• Landforms

• Long term trends in weather elements and atmospheric conditions.

• Culture

• Learned behavior of a particular group of people.

• Climate

• Set of principles by which society decides and organizes the ownership, allocation and the use of resources.

• Economics

• Includes data about the people who live in a selected area.

• Population

• the shape, form or nature of physical features of Earth's surface.

Match the following. Provide an example with each term.

• birth rate, death rate, and density

• Climate

• Plains, hills, mountains, plateaus

• Economics

• average temperature, average rainfall

• Population

• belief systems, customs, arts, language

• Landforms

• Natural Resources, agricultural products

• Culture

Which criterion was used to define Australia’s regions on this map?

• Climate

• Culture

• Economics

• Landforms

• Population

Which characteristic defines the far eastern region of Australia?

• Coastal Plains

• Highlands

• Lowlands

• Plateau

Which characteristic describes the far northern region of Australia?

• hot dry summer

• mild winter

• mild summer

• warm winter

• tropical wet and dry seasons

Which statements are supported by comparing the maps?
(Choose 2)

• Landforms affect where people live.

• Population affects how landforms change over time.

• Population affects how crop production in different landforms

• There is a strong connection between geography and human activities

Which region has the greatest population?

• Central

• Far East

• Siberian

• Ural

• Volga

Compare both maps, and determine which three statements are true.
(Choose 3)

• Rice grows best in regions with low precipitation.

• There are large areas of pasture land in the eastern part of China

• Differences in annual precipitation affect where crops are grown.

• Wheat grows well in areas that recieve approximately 20 inches of rain per year.

• The western part of China is ideal for raising livestock.