Studies Weekly: Themes of Geography, Map Skills, Place

Which is an example of an absolute location?

• Near the door

• 530 West 7th Street

• Behind the couch

Fill in the blank:  _________ is the study of Earth and its people. 

• Geography

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Physiology

Which of the following is a physical characteristic of geography?

• landforms

• culture

• economics

• movement

Which of the following is NOT one of the themes of geography?

• location

• human-environment interaction

• states

• regions

The geographic theme of place includes

• how people adapt to the environment

• physical and human characteristics

• how people, resources, and ideas move

• organization into regions

The theme of __________ explores the relationship between people and the environment.

• location

• place

• human-environment interaction

• movement

Regions are determined by a number of characteristics. Which is NOT a characteristic geographers use to define regions?

• physical characteristics

• human characteristics

• cultural characteristics

• educational characteristics

What are examples of physical characteristics of New Jersey?

• the Atlantic Ocean

• the Deleware River

• the Watchung Mountains

• All of the above

A __________ map shows the borders of regions, countries, states, and cities.

• Physical

• political

• climate

• population

Vertical lines going around the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole and showing how far east or west places are from the Prime Meridian are called

• relative location

• absolute location

• longitude

• latitude