Geography Exam 1 Review

True or False?

Geography has Greek word origin.

• True

• False

"Geo" means

• land

• area

• earth

• None of these answers

True or false?

"Graphy" means to write.

• True

• False

The _______ are credited with geography's beginning as a discipline.

• Chinese

• French

• Greek

True or false?

Human geography involves the spatial study of humans and their activities and their cultural landscape WHILE Physical Geography involves the spatial analysis of the elements, processes, and landscapes of Earth's natural habitat.

• True

• False

True or False?

Some human geographers study the size and shape of the Earth, and even its place in the Solar System.

• True

• False

Elements of the cultural landscape include

• Buildings

• Roads

• Parks

• Houses and fences

Elements of Physical landscape include

• Plains

• Beaches

• Volcanoes

• Oceans

True or false?

The geographic analysis used in geography consists of 5 steps:

1. 1. Ask Geographic questions

2. 2. Acquire Geographic resources

3. 3. Explore the geographic data

4. 4. Analyze geographic information

5. 5. Act (Summarize and present the results of the geographic study)

• True

• False

Spatial analysis occurs through

• Doing experiments

• Collecting observations

• Asking questions