Ch. 1 Study Guide, 8th Grade SS

What is a geographic pattern?

• A spatial distribution of geographic phenomena

• A type of region

• A type of map

• A type of GPS system

What does human-environment interaction refer to?

• How humans affect the environment and vice versa

• How the environment affects humans

• How animals affect the environment

• How plants affect the environment

What does GPS stand for?

• Geographic Pattern System

• Geographic Positioning System

• Global Positioning System

• Global Pattern System

What are the themes of geography?

• Climate, Population, Economy, Culture, History

• Location, Place, Movement, Region, Human-Environment Interaction

• Physical Characteristics, Human Characteristics, Movement, Region, Interaction

• Latitude, Longitude, Equator, Prime Meridian, Tropics

What is the purpose of a dot density map?

• To show the density of a particular phenomenon using dots

• To show the distribution of different regions

• To show the proportion of different symbols on a map

• To show the movement of people and goods

What is the equator?

• An imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• An imaginary line that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• An imaginary line that divides the Earth into hot and cold regions

• An imaginary line that divides the Earth into dry and wet regions

What is the purpose of a proportional symbol map?

• To show the movement of people and goods using symbols

• To show the distribution of different regions using symbols

• To show the density of a particular phenomenon using symbols

• To show the relative size of a particular phenomenon using symbols

What is the prime meridian?

• The line of 0 degrees latitude

• The line of 0 degrees longitude

• The line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• The line that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

What is the difference between latitude and longitude?

• Latitude measures east-west position, while longitude measures north-south position

• Latitude measures north-south position, while longitude measures east-west position

• Latitude measures longitude, while longitude measures latitude

• Latitude measures altitude, while longitude measures longitude

What is a hemisphere?

• A type of GPS system

• A type of map projection

• A type of geographic pattern

• Half of the Earth, divided by the equator or prime meridian