Geography Unit 1 Review

What is geography?

• The study of rocks

• The study of people

• The study of Earth

• The study of Earth and its people

What is human geography?

• The study of people in different places around the world

• The study of climate

• The study of maps

What is physical geography?

• The study of plants and animals around the world

• The study of landforms and natural features of Earth

• The study of maps

Match the types of geography to their examples.

• climate

• Physical Geography

• economics

• Human Geography

• Culture

• Physical Geography

• mountains

• Human Geography

Which is more accurate: a globe or a map? Why

• Maps are more accurate because they show where city streets are

• Globes are more accurate because they're round like the earth.

Lines of longitude run north to south.

• True

• False

Lines of longitude run east to west.

• True

• False

Lines of latitude run north to south.

• True

• False

Lines of latitude run east to west.

• True

• False

Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?

• Europe and Africa

• Australia and Antarctica

• Russia and Alaska

• North America and South America.