DCP Review

What do we call an area of land that has a common feature.

• Region

• Place

• Movement

• Culture

Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, Underground Water, and other bodies of water which make up part of the earth.

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

The process of removing salt from water to make it drinkable.

• Desalination

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Matriculation

What do Geographers call a particular point or object which exists on the Earth?

• Location

• Region

• Movement

• Climate

What do Geographers call the part of the earth which consists of all land, including the earths crust.

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

What do Geographers call the thin layer of gases which extend above the planet's surface.

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

The largest (NOT THE LONGEST) river in the United States of America.

• Missouri River

• Mississippi River

• Rio Grande River

• Amazon River

Geographers use this piece of technology to determine the exact, or absolute, location of something on Earth.

• Global Positioning System (GPS)

• Rubric

• Google Maps

• Biosphere

What do geographers call the travel of people, things and ideas from one place to another.

• Region

• Location

• Movement

• Place

What do geographers call the physical and human characteristics of a location.

• Place

• Region

• Movement

• Topography